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Scientific Name: Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Jurine, 1820)
English Name: Water Flea
Local/Bangla Name: Pani Poca (পানি পোকা)
Zooplankton : Ceriodaphnia reticulata

Photo: Ivan Sinkov (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Daphniidae
Description:
Female: The carapace is almost rounded oval, with a small protrusion at the back along the body’s longitudinal axis. The valves are reticulated. The head is rounded or slightly angled in front of the antennules. The antennules are small, with a sensory seta near the apex. The eye is large, occupying nearly the entire frontal region of the head, while the ocellus is small and rounded. The postabdomen bears 7 marginal anal spines, and the claw has a distinct pecten with 6 teeth. The length of the female is 0.87 mm. Reproduction occurs through parthenogenesis. The parthenogenetic female progresses through multiple adult stages and produces batches of eggs, which are not released externally but are instead incubated in the mother’s brood pouch. Embryonic development takes place within the brood pouch, and the young are released as juveniles.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish, Marine
Other 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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