Daphnia
noun
a genus of tiny, freshwater crustaceans having a transparent body, used in biological research and as food for tropical fish.
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Daphnia
American
[daf-nee-uh]
/ ˈdæf ni ə /
noun
daphnia
British
/ ˈdæfnɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Daphnia
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Daphnia are tiny crustaceans, and zebrafish are a small freshwater species that go from a cell to a swimming fish in about five days.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2024
The plummeting number of Mysis shrimp could allow the Daphnia to reassert itself, increasing the clarity of Tahoe’s water, researchers said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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
The data represented periods before, during and after a time when the lake was affected by blooms of cyanobacteria, a microbe with low nutritional value for Daphnia.
From Nature ● Jan. 30, 2018
From M. Bert's observations on Daphnia, when placed in a vessel illuminated by a prism, we have reason to believe that even the lowest crustaceans can distinguish colours.
From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
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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