Ceriodaphnia dubia
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| Ceriodaphnia dubia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Subclass: | Phyllopoda |
| Superorder: | Diplostraca |
| Order: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Daphniidae |
| Genus: | Ceriodaphnia |
| Species: | C. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1894 [1] | |
Ceriodaphnia dubia is a species of water flea in the class Branchiopoda, living in freshwater lakes, ponds, and marshes in most of the world. They are small, generally less than 1 millimetre (0.039 in) in length. Males are smaller than females. C. dubia moves using a powerful set of second antennae,[2] and is used in toxicity testing of wastewater treatment plant effluent water in the United States.[3] Climate change and particularly ultraviolet radiation B may seriously damage C. dubia populations, as they seem to be more sensitive than other cladocerans such as Daphnia pulex or D. pulicaria[4].
