Daphnian.
/ˈdafnɪə/, U.S. /ˈdæfniə/ Zoology.
A genus of minute freshwater entomostracous crustacea; a water-flea.
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Daphnia1847
daphnioid1852
cladoceran1909
1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. II. §805 After the third or fourth moulting, the young Daphnia begins to deposit its eggs in the cavity of its back.
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daphniˈaceous adj.
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ˈdaphniad n. a member of the order containing the water-fleas.
ˈdaphnioid adj. and n. (a) adj. allied in structure to Daphnia; (b) n. a daphniad.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Entomostraca > order Phyllopoda > suborder Cladocera > member of
water flea1572
Daphnia1847
daphnioid1852
cladoceran1909
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 1525 No Daphnioids..have been yet reported from the Torrid Zone.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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