DAPHNIIDAE
(a family of water fleas)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Daphnia
water fleas
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 98 images
Scapholeberis mucronata
a water flea
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 6 images
Simocephalus
a genus of water fleas
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 21 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyDAPHNIIDAE (a family of water fleas)
InfraorderCladocera (water fleas)
SuborderONYCHOCAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderDIPLOSTRACA (water fleas)
SubclassPHYLLOPODA (apuses and water fleas)
ClassBRANCHIOPODA (branchiopods)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

DAPHNIIDAE (a family of water fleas) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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