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].
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Subclass: | Phyllopoda |
| Superorder: | Diplostraca |
| Order: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Daphniidae |
| Genus: | Ceriodaphnia |
| Species: | C. dubia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard, 1894 [1]
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References
edit- ^ S. J. Brands. "Ceriodaphnia dubia - Hierarchy". The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Retrieved February 3, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Daphnids: Ceriodaphnia dubia, Daphnia magna". Marinco Bioassay Laboratory, Inc. 2005.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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