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Scapholeberis

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Scapholeberis

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Scapholeberis is a genus of small freshwater crustaceans in the family Daphniidae. The genus was described in 1858 by Schoedler and its members have a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

ORDER

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassBranchiopoda
  4. OrderDiplostraca
  5. FamilyDaphniidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
44
With media
8
Family
Daphniidae
Collections
ECOSUR, USNM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, AM, CMN, NHMUK
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Daphniidae
Image
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taxon name
Scapholeberis
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Scapholeberis
Commons category
Scapholeberis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Scapholeberis is a genus of small freshwater crustaceans in the family Daphniidae. The genus was described in 1858 by Schoedler and its members have a cosmopolitan distribution.

== Species == The genus includes the following species: Scapholeberis armata Herrick, 1882 Scapholeberis duranguensis Quiroz-Vázquez & Elías-Gutiérrez, 2009 Scapholeberis erinaceus Daday, 1903 Scapholeberis mucronata O.F. Mueller, 1776

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