Daphnia obtusa Kurz, 1875, (a water flea)

14 Mar 2004 at OSGR: SU36 in Berks, England

Daphnia obtusa is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Record Summary	females, in pond
Found as
Date	14 March 2004
Capture method	sieved
Habitat feature	pond
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU36
Lat/Lon	51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
Country	England

Notes: claws with combs

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Scourfield, D.J. & Harding, J.P., 1966. A Key to the British Species of Freshwater Cladocera. FBA Scientific Publication, No. 5, 55pp, Freshwater Biological Association

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Daphnia obtusa Kurz, 1875, (a water flea)

14 Mar 2004 at OSGR: SU36 in Berks, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Daphnia obtusa is also a member of:

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