Daphnia nivalis | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Subclass: | Phyllopoda |
Superorder: | Diplostraca |
Order: | Anomopoda |
Family: | Daphniidae |
Genus: | Daphnia |
Species: | D. nivalis |
Binomial name | |
Daphnia nivalis Hebert, 1977 |
Daphnia nivalis is a species of water flea in the family Daphniidae, closely related to Daphnia carinata. It is endemic to the Snowy Mountains of eastern Australia, where it lives only in water bodies that have existed for less than 20,000 years, including Lake Cootapatamba, Australia's highest lake. Due to its restricted range, it is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.
References
- ^ Benzie, J. (1996). "Daphnia nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T6255A12592536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6255A12592536.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ J. A. H. Benzie (1986). "Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Daphnia (Cladocera : Daphniidae) in Australia, determined by electrophoretically detectable protein variation". Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 37 (2): 251–260. doi:10.1071/MF9860251.
- J. A. H. Benzie (1984). "Zooplankton of an Australian high alpine lake, Lake Cootapatamba, Kosciusko Range". Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 35 (6): 691–702. doi:10.1071/MF9840691.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Daphnia nivalis |
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