Concept information
Preferred term
Cladocera
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Cladoceran
- Cladocerans
- Flea, Water
- Water Flea
- Water Fleas
Scope note
- A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is laterally compressed and enclosed in a bivalved carapace, from which the head extends.
History note
- 2003
In other languages
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Finnish
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Cladocera
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vesikirppujen alalahko
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D033361
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