Cladocera (Wikipedia) Cladocera or cladocerans are small crustaceans commonly called water fleas, part of the Class Branchiopoda. They form a monophyletic group, which is currently divided into four suborders, 14 families, 87 genera, and about 400 species. Idioma: English / English | Cladocera (Wikipedia) Los cladóceros (Cladocera) son un suborden de crustáceos branquiópodos que comprende unas 400 especies, casi todas de agua dulce,1 siendo las más conocidas las pulgas de agua (Daphnia). El tamaño de la mayoría de las especie oscila entre 0,5 y 3 mm. Idioma: Español / Spanish; Castilian |
Cladocera (Wikipedia) Marine cladocerans are usually herbivorous filter feeders that sieve phytoplankton from the water using setae on the pereiopods. However, they also graze on bacteria and microzooplankton including protozoans. Idioma: English / English | CLADOCERANS (WATER FLEAS) OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Cladocerans are small crustaceans belonging to the orders, Anomopoda, Ctenopoda, Onychopoda or Haplopoda. Commonly called water fleas, due to their small size and jerky swimming motion Idioma: English / English |