cladoceran

English

Daphnia pulex, a freshwater cladoceran

Etymology

Cladocera +‎ -an

Noun

cladoceran (plural cladocerans)

Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca

Synonyms

water flea

Hypernyms

diplostracan
- phyllopod
  - branchiopod
    - crustacean

See also

cladoceran on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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