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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Branchiopods (Branchiopoda) » Diplostraca » Water Fleas (Cladocera) » Anomopods (Anomopoda)
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Water Flea - Daphnia sp.
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Water Flea - Daphnia sp.
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 12, 2005
Size: 2mm
Here's another small creature that doesn't fall into the scope of Bugguide.
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Contributed by tom murray on 10 February, 2006 - 9:14pm
Last updated 17 November, 2009 - 10:27pm

Moved
Moved from Water Fleas.
… Eric Moody, 17 November, 2009 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

this is probably Daphnia, but
this is probably Daphnia, but the image is really tough to ID from because of lighting effects so I'll leave it more general for now.
… Eric Moody, 17 November, 2009 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bug-like Creatures Not Covered By BugGuide. Tom and Lynette, please see this discussion if you haven't already. The limits of what marine taxa we'll accept are still being discussed, but there is a consensus among those who have contributed to the discussion that BugGuide should now allow all inland arthropods.
… Charley Eiseman, 8 November, 2009 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

Perhaps...
This is a crustacean and therefore an arthropod. The question is whether we include wholely aquatic crustaceans. We include freshwater insects, but those are members of an otherwise terrestrial group. Hmmm...

Added thought: I guess you didn't read the part where I asked people not to upload to the page. What am I going to do with you? ;)
… Chuck Entz, 10 February, 2006 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

 
I was hoping you forgot about
I was hoping you forgot about your "added thought":)
That's the only picture I wanted to put on, because it does look somewhat insectlike. I've photographed a couple of interesting slugs in Alaska that were 10cm+, but don't worry, I'm not posting them.
If you think this shouldn't be here, it's ok to frass it.
… tom murray, 10 February, 2006 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
I like it.
I think it could show what is not an aquatic insect nymph.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 February, 2006 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

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