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Pseudoevadne tergestina

Claus (1877)

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Taxonomy

Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Branchiopoda
Subclass Phyllopoda
Order Diplostraca
Suborder Cladocera
Family Podonidae
Genus Pseudevadne
Species tergestina

Size

  • Female: 0.3 - 1.3 mm
  • Male: 0.5 - 0.8 mm

Distinguishing characteristics

  • Body stout & oval
  • Posterior end of carapace rounded & lacking spine
  • Varying in shape from elongate-oval to hemispherical

Male

  • Difficult to distinguish from females, look for terminal hook

Female

  • Difficult to distinguish from males, look for embryos

Distribution

Ecology

References

  • Flößner, D., (1972) Kiemen-und Blattfüßer, Branchiopoda; Fischläuse, Branchiura. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, 60. Teil. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena.