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Scientific Name: Kurzia latissima (Kurz, 1875)
English Name: Water Flea
Local/Bangla Name: Pani Poka (পানি পোকা)
Zooplankton : Kurzia latissima

Photo: russ045 (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Chydoridae
Description:
The organism has an oval body shape, with the back upper corner rounded and slightly lower than the maximum height. The back lower corner is also rounded, lacking denticles. Longitudinal lines mark the valves. The head and valves together form a semicircular dorsal arch, with a dorsal keel present but no head keel. The head shield has a long rostrum and a rounded posterior edge, with three connected head pores. The antennules nearly reach the apex of the rostrum, and the ocellus, smaller in size, is closer to the eye than to the rostrum’s tip. The postabdomen is long, narrow, and slightly tapers towards the end, bearing 12 marginal anal spines. The claw has a basal spine and a row of setae on its concave margin. The length of this organism is 0.59 mm. In terms of reproduction, this species utilizes parthenogenesis. The parthenogenetic female progresses through multiple adult stages and produces batches of eggs, which are not released externally but instead are incubated within the mother’s brood pouch. Embryonic development occurs entirely within the brood pouch, and the offspring are then 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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