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. C. dubia moves using a powerful set of second antennae,[2] and is used in toxicity testing of wastewater treatment plant effluent water in the United States.[3] Climate change and particularly ultraviolet radiation B may seriously damage C. dubia populations, as they seem to be more sensitive than other cladocerans such as Daphnia pulex or D. pulicaria[4].

Ceriodaphnia dubia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Subclass: Phyllopoda
Superorder: Diplostraca
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Daphniidae
Genus: Ceriodaphnia
Species:
C. dubia
Binomial name
Ceriodaphnia dubia
Richard, 1894 [1]
Ceriodaphnia dubia seen with dark field, ventral view, focus tracking, 400x magnification.
Ceriodaphnia dubia seen with dark field, ventral view, focus tracking, 400x magnification.

References

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  1. ^ S. J. Brands. "Ceriodaphnia dubia - Hierarchy". The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Retrieved February 3, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Daphnids: Ceriodaphnia dubia, Daphnia magna". Marinco Bioassay Laboratory, Inc. 2005.
  3. ^ Donald E. Francisco; Michael C. Elias; Christine A. LaRocca; Francis A. DiGiano; Marilyn J. Maerker. "Chronic toxicity bioassay with Ceriodaphnia dubia". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  4. ^ Fernández, Carla Eloisa; Rejas, Danny (2017-04-05). "Effects of UVB radiation on grazing of two cladocerans from high-altitude Andean lakes". PLOS ONE. 12 (4): e0174334. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1274334F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174334. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5381789. PMID 28379975.