Moina
| Moina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Cladocera |
| Family: | Moinidae |
| Genus: | Moina Baird, 1850 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Moina brachiata (Jurine, 1820) [2] | |
Moina is a genus of crustaceans within the family Moinidae.[3] The genus was first described by W. Baird in 1850. They are referred to as water fleas but are smaller than their more well-known cousins: the larger daphnia magna and the medium-sized daphnia pulex.[4] This genus demonstrates the ability to survive in waters containing low oxygen levels as well as high salinity and other impurities, including salt pans, and commonly eutrophication.[5] An example of such an extreme habitat is the highly saline Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana, which supports the species Moina belli prolifically.[6]
Species
Moina contains the following species:[1]
- Moina affinis Birge, 1893
- Moina australiensis Sars, 1896
- Moina belli Gurney, 1904
- Moina brachiata (Jurine, 1820)
- Moina brachycephala Goulden, 1968
- Moina flexuosa Sars, 1897
- Moina hartwigi Welter, 1898
- Moina hutchinsoni Brehm, 1937
- Moina macrocopa (Straus, 1820)
- Moina micrura Kurz, 1874
- Moina minuta Hansen, 1899
- Moina mongolica Daday, 1901
- Moina rectirostris (Leydig, 1860)
- Moina reticulata (Daday, 1905)
- Moina salina Daday, 1888
- Moina tenuicornis Sars, 1896
- Moina weismanni Ishikawa, 1897
- Moina wierzejskii Richard, 1895
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Moina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "Moina". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. October 8, 2009.
- ↑ Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota (1884). Annual Report: Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota.
- ↑ BOLD Systems: Moina {genus} - Arthropoda; Branchiopoda; Diplostraca; Moinidae;
- ↑ Biota Neotropica, vol.13 no.3 Campinas July/Sept. 2013 Epub 2013: Distribution and biological aspects of the introduced species Moina macrocopa (Straus, 1820) (Crustacea, Cladocera) in the semi-arid central region of Argentina
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan (2008). "Makgadikgadi". The Megalithic Portal.