Cladocera


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Cladocera

[kla′däs·ə·rə]
(invertebrate zoology)
An order of small, fresh-water branchiopod crustaceans, commonly known as water fleas, characterized by a transparent bivalve shell.

Cladocera

 

a suborder of branchiopod crustaceans. They have a pair of large second antennae, which consist of two branches and serve as organs of motion. The torso is covered with bivalve chitinous shells. An alternation of sexual and asexual reproduction, parthenogenesis, is characteristic of the Cladocera. They are from 0.25 to 10 mm long. There are about 380 species. They are largely freshwater animals, living in various bodies of water, from small pools to large lakes. Very few live in the seas. Cladocera serve as food for many fish (smelt, vendace, bleaks, some types of white fish, and others). Certain Cladocera (daphnia) are used as artificially raised food for fish farms and aquariums. Cladocera are good indicators of water pollution, since the majority of Cladocera live in almost clean or slightly polluted reservoirs.

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Swar D, Fernando C (1979) Cladocera from Pokhara Valley, Nepal with notes on distribution.
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The characteristics and potential ecological effects of the exotic crustacean zooplankter Cercopagis pengoi (Cladocera: Cercopagidae), a recent invader of Lake Erie (1)
Subsamples measuring 10.5 mL for Ostracoda, 0.2-1.5 mL for chydorid Cladocera, and 2.0-3.0 mL for Chironomidae were prepared by dispersing the sediment matrix in warm 10% KOH for 45 mm (Walker and Paterson 1985), and sieving through 250-[micro]m and 105-[micro]m mesh sieves.
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A total of 76 zooplankton species were identified in the lake, including 17 protozoa species, 36 rotifera species, 12 cladocera species and 11 copepods species, respectively.
Responses of Zooplankton Community to Environmental Factors and Phytoplankton Biomass in Lake Nansihu, China
australis in shallow lakes of Corrientes, Argentina Characidium rachovii Items % N % F % V IRI JD Arachnida Acarina 0.95 17.31 0.88 3.52 13.1 Araneae -- -- -- -- -- Pseudoescorpionida -- -- -- -- -- Chlorophyta Algas filamentosas 0.06 0.96 0.45 0.27 1.01 Crustacea Amphipoda 0.21 4.81 1.01 1.11 4.13 Cladocera 62.73 82.69 0.67 26.84 100.
Alimentacion de Characidium rachovii (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) y Pyrrhulina australis (Characiformes: Lebiasinidae) en lagunas someras de la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina
Cladocera fauna composition in a river-lagoon system of the Upper Parana River floodplain, with a new record for Brazil.
Continuity effects on rotifers and microcrustaceans caused by the construction of a downstream reservoir in a cascade series (Iguacu River, Brazil)/Efeitos continuos sobre rotiferos e microcrustaceos causados pela construcao de um reservatorio a jusante de uma serie em cascata, Rio Iguacu, Brasil
The water flea Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera) as a test species for screening and evaluation of chemicals with endocrine disrupting effects on crustaceans.
Evaluacion del efecto de una formulacion comercial de Metomil sobre la reproduccion de Daphnia obtusa Kurz (1874)
The effect of air temperature on species richness was analyzed for each zooplankton group individually (Copepoda, Cladocera and Rotifera) and also for total zooplankton.
Metabolic Theory of Ecology and diversity of continental zooplankton in Brazil/A Teoria Metabolica da Ecologia e a diversidade do zooplancton continental no Brasil
Effects of chronic toxicity of Cr and Cu on Daphnia magna Straus (Crustacea, Cladocera).
Efecto de los metales sobre microcrustaceos de agua dulce. Avances metodologicos y potencialidad de cladoceros y copepodos como organismos test
TABLA IV TAXA REGISTRADOS EN LOS SITIOS ESTUDIADOS Taxa Sitio Sitio Sitio 1 2 3 Cladocera (efipios) x x x Copepoda Cyclopoida Eucyclops neumani Eucyclops silvestrii Ostracoda x x DIPTERA Blephariceridae x x Ceratopogonidae Chironomidae Chironomus gr.
Efectos de la contaminacion por metales pesados sobre la comunidad bentonica de la cuenca del Arroyo Cululu (rio Salado del Norte, Argentina)
Differences in species present between the two studies occur primarily in the Cladocera (18 species in this study compared to eight species in previous study) and the Rotifera (38 species this study compared to 10 species in the previous study).
ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND SEASONAL DYNAMICS IN LAKE TEXOMA (OKLAHOMA-TEXAS)
Other occurring taxa included Cnidaria, Cladocera, Ostracoda, Amphipoda, Mysidacea, Pteropoda, Larvacea, and Chaetognatha were represented by a small number of species (Table IV), contributed collectively 19.68% and about 1% of the species richness and total abundance, respectively.
Environmental Determinants of Zooplankton Community in the Damietta Estuary of the Nile River, Egypt

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