Daphnia
noun
a genus of tiny, freshwater crustaceans having a transparent body, used in biological research and as food for tropical fish.
Daphnia
American
[daf-nee-uh]
/ ˈdæf ni ə /
noun
daphnia
British
/ ˈdæfnɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Daphnia
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Scientists and engineers have discovered a method to harness Daphnia to provide a scalable low-cost, low-carbon way of removing pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals from wastewater.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023
The Daphnia is also eaten by Kokanee salmon, and if the Daphnia population remains high, the salmon could increase greatly in size, scientists wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Brans also is studying how the microbes that live in Daphnia guts differ between city and countryside.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 25, 2022
For the estuary ecosystem, the scientists studied Inland Silverside and mysid shrimp, while in the freshwater ecosystem the scientists studied embryonic zebrafish and the crustacean Daphnia magna.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2022
Wolfgang Ostwald has produced experimentally, through variation of temperature, dimorphism of form in Daphnia.
From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward
Tiny snails and shrimp known as daphnia eat algae and provide additional food for the fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
There’s a consensus among scientists that for many creatures, including zooplankton like daphnia, the migration helps them avoid being eaten.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 6, 2021
Daphne, named after daphnia, a type of water flea, credited with helping clear the waters of Lake Washington of blue-green algae after sewage stopped regularly flowing into the lake in the 1960s.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2021
That environment has great influence on heredity the water flea daphnia proves.
From Time Magazine Archive
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