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Scientific Name: Daphnia carinata King, 1853
English Name: Water Flea
Local/Bangla Name: Pani Poca (পানি পোকা)
Zooplankton : Daphnia carinata

Photo: rqy-yong (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Daphniidae
Description:
The creature’s body typically ranges from 1 to 5 millimeters in length and is segmented. It is transparent, with compound eyes. The fused head is bent downward toward the body, featuring a noticeable notch. Surrounding the body is an uncalcified shell called the carapace, which contains two walls through which hemolymph flows. Additionally, it possesses two abdominal setae and reproduces through parthenogenesis.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:

Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984

Other References:

Bhuyan MS, Sharif MAS, Islam MM, Mojumder IA, Das M, Islam SM (2020) Fresh/river water zooplankton in Bangladesh: a critical review. Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies, 7(2), 000658

Biswas BC, Panigrahi AK (2015) Ecology and zooplankton diversity of a wetland at Jhenidah district Bangladesh. International Journal for Innovative Research in Science and Technology, 1(9), 246-249

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

iNaturalist (2008) Daphnia carinata. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 28 February 2024.

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