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Preferred term

Cladocera  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is laterally compressed and enclosed in a bivalved carapace, from which the head extends.

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Entry terms

  • txid6665
  • Water Flea

In other languages

  • French

  • Cladocères
  • Puces d'eau
  • txid6665

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RL26633N-L

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