Scientific Name: Moina marcocopa (Straus, 1820)
English Name: Water Flea
Local/Bangla Name: Pani Poka (পানি পোকা), Moina (ময়না)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Moinidae
Description:
It is oval in shape, with a carapace that appears somewhat square. It is nearly translucent with a hint of green or yellow. The carapace is as wide as it is long, broad at the base but narrowing sharply towards the end. It possesses a sizable head, constituting about one-fourth of its body, and large eyes. There are no teeth at the base of the abdominal claw.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
References:
Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984
Ahmed ATA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 18. Part II. Arthropoda: Crustacea. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 226 pp
