Genus | Daphnia (water fleas) |
Family | DAPHNIIDAE (a family of water fleas) |
Infraorder | Cladocera (water fleas) |
Suborder | ONYCHOCAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans) |
Order | DIPLOSTRACA (water fleas) |
Subclass | PHYLLOPODA (apuses and water fleas) |
Class | BRANCHIOPODA (branchiopods) |
Subphylum | CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Daphnia (water fleas) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Daphnia (water fleas) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Daphnia (water fleas) |
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