Diaphanosoma fluviatile
Appearance
Diaphanosoma fluviatile | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Order: | Ctenopoda |
Family: | Sididae |
Genus: | Diaphanosoma |
Species: | D. fluviatile
|
Binomial name | |
Diaphanosoma fluviatile Hansen, 1899
|
Diaphanosoma fluviatile is a species of freshwater ctenopod in the family Sididae. Native to Central and South America, it has been found in lakes further to the north. In 2008, it was reported to have been found in central Texas.[1] In 2018, it was reported that D. fluviatile has been found in western Lake Erie.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ López, Carlos; Soto, Luz Marina; Dávalos-Lind, Laura; Lind, Owen (2008). "Occurrence of Diaphanosoma fluviatile Hansen 1899 (Cladocera: Sisidae) in Two Reservoirs in Central Texas". The Southwestern Naturalist 53 (3): 412-414.
- ^ Associated Press (2018). "Two new zooplankton species found in Lake Erie". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Friday, August 10, 2018.