Simocephalus exspinosus (Koch, 1841)
(a water flea)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSimocephalus exspinosus (a water flea)
GenusSimocephalus (a genus of water fleas)
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)
Records of Simocephalus exspinosus (a water flea) :
1: Simocephalus exspinosus (a water flea)
28 Sep 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
male, in Spirogyra sample from garden pond
Image 1: Antenna - magnifiedImage 2: Head and anterior - magnifiedImage 3: Head and anterior - magnified (2)Image 4: Lateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Lateral view - magnified (2)Image 6: Lateral view - magnified (3)Image 7: Whole animal - lateral view - magnified

Simocephalus exspinosus (a water flea) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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