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Scientific Name: Kurzia longirostris (Daday, 1898)
English Name: Water Flea
Local/Bangla Name: Pani Poka (পানি পোকা)
Zooplankton : Kurzia longirostris

Photo: Stephanie Johnson (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Chydoridae
Description:
The female of this species has an oval and compressed body, with rounded corners both at the back upper and lower parts of its valves. Longitudinal lines mark the valves. The rostrum is long, curved downwards, and extends to the median line of the body. The head shield has a rounded posterior margin, with three main head pores connected by an open channel and expanded at the anterior end. The antennules reach the middle of the rostrum, and the labrum has a pointed apex. The ocellus is smaller than the eye and positioned almost halfway between the eye and the rostrum. The postabdomen is long, tapering towards the end, with the distal corner extended but the pre-anal corner not projecting. It bears 18-20 anal denticles. The claw has a basal spine and setae on its concave margin. The length of this organism ranges from 0.52 to 0.58 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 are instead incubated within the mother’s brood pouch. Embryonic development occurs entirely within the brood pouch, and the young are subsequently 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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