Organisms

Daphnia magna

A relatively large freshwater water flea with characteristic transparent chitin CARAPACE that extends into the head shields. It is found both in ephemeral rock pools, ponds and lakes. Daphnia magna is a model system for various ecological, ecotoxicological and biomedical studies.

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A relatively large freshwater water flea with characteristic transparent chitin CARAPACE that extends into the head shields. It is found both in ephemeral rock pools, ponds and lakes. Daphnia magna is a model system for various ecological, ecotoxicological and biomedical studies.

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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2024

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  • Daphnia (1972-2023)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.150w.200w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Daphnia magna. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096602. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096602
  2. Daphnia magna. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnia_magna
  3. Daphnia magna. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q672531