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Bosmina/Moina
Daphnia
Simocephalus/Scapholeberis
  • Rostrum absent
  • Head small and depressed
  • Cervical sinus (cs) present
  • Tailspine absent
  • Rostrum (r) present
  • Tailspine present (ts)
  • Cervical sinus (cs) present or absent
  • Rostrum (r) present
  • Cervical sinus (cs) present
  • Tailspine absent
 
Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Branchiopoda
Suborder Cladocera