HomeUse the keyInstructionsGroupsSpeciesAnatomy

Click on the image which your specimen most closely resembles.

Central pecten (cp) of 18 to 24 narrow teeth with nearly parallel sides and sharp tips; often abutting each other. An uncommon variation exists where the central pecten consists of 7-14 close set ovately tapered teeth.

Central pecten (cp) of 2 to 8 stout teeth; usually separated from each other and from adjacent pectens by a space.

 
Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Branchiopoda
Suborder Cladocera
Family Daphniidae
Genus Ceriodaphnia