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Ceriodaphnia dubia

Ceriodaphnia dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Cladocera
Family: Daphniidae
Genus: Ceriodaphnia
Species: C. dubia
Binomial name
Ceriodaphnia dubia
Richard, 1894 

Ceriodaphnia dubia is a species of water flea in the class Branchiopoda, living in freshwater lakes, ponds, and marshes in most of the world. They are small, generally less than 1 millimetre (0.039 in) in length. Males are smaller than females. Ceriodaphnia dubia move by using a powerful set of second antennae.Ceriodaphnia dubia is used in toxicity testing of wastewater treatment plant effluent water in the United States.


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