Simocephalus vetulus (O. F. Müller, 1776)
(a water flea)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSimocephalus vetulus (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 vetulus (a water flea) :
1: Simocephalus vetulus (a water flea)
28 Sep 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
females, in Spirogyra sample from garden pond
Image 1: Head - magnifiedImage 2: Head - magnified (2)Image 3: Head - magnified (3)Image 4: Legs with branchial lobes - magnifiedImage 5: Tail and claws - magnifiedImage 6: Tail and claws - magnified (2)Image 7: Whole animal - lateral view - magnifiedImage 8: Whole animal - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 9: Whole animal - lateral view - magnified (3)
2: Simocephalus vetulus (a water flea)
18 Mar 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in isolated pond
Image 1: AntennuleImage 2: FootImage 3: HeadImage 4: Lateral viewImage 5: Shell microsculpture

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

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