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common water flea

Daphnia pulex

Classification

Daphnia pulex is the most common species of water flea. It has a cosmopolitan distribution: the species is found throughout the Americas, Europe, and Australia. It is a model species, and was the first crustacean to have its genome sequenced.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 8Spain · 3France · 2United Kingdom · 1