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Scientific Name: Camptocercus rectirostris Schödler, 1862
English Name: Water Flea
Local/Bangla Name: Pani Poka (পানি পোকা)
Zooplankton : Camptocercus rectirostris

Photo: Dmitry Kulakov (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Chydoridae
Description:
The female of this species has an oval body shape, with the highest point located in front of the middle. The back upper corner of the valves is rounded and typically bears 3-5 small denticles. The valves are marked with curved stripes. There’s a keel on the head that extends into a dorsal keel, which generally slopes. The rostrum is pointed and directed forwards. The head shield features three interconnected main pores on the head, with lateral pores opposite the central pore. The antennules do not reach the apex of the rostrum. The labrum has a rounded apex, and the ocellus is smaller and positioned closer to the eye than to the tip of the rostrum. The postabdomen is long and narrow, with 15-17 anal denticles. The claw is long, with a lengthy basal spine and a row of setae. The length of this organism is 0.75 mm. In terms of its life cycle, this species reproduces via parthenogenesis. The parthenogenetic female progresses through various adult stages and produces batches of eggs. These eggs are not released externally but are instead kept and incubated in the mother’s brood pouch. Embryonic development takes place entirely within the brood pouch, and the offspring are eventually released as juveniles.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in rivers in Bangladesh, such as the Halda River.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:

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

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