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.

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