Daphnia magna
| Daphnia magna | |
|---|---|
| Female Daphnia magna with a clutch of asexual eggs: The animal is about 4 mm long. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Daphniidae |
| Genus: | Daphnia |
| Species: | D. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnia magna Straus, 1820 | |
Daphnia magna is a small planktonic crustacean (adult length 1.5–5.0 mm) that belongs to the subclass Phyllopoda.