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Examining the highlighted area of your specimen, click on the image below which most closely resembles your specimen.
Dorsal spinules close together, interspinule distance less than 1.5 times the spinule length
Dorsal spinules further apart, interspinule distance greater than 1.5 (usually 2-3) times the spinule length
 
Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Branchiopoda
Suborder Cladocera
Family Daphniidae
Genus Daphnia