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Cladocera
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Definition
: A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is laterally compressed and enclosed in a bivalved carapace, from which the head extends.
Examples
Daphnia
Other names
Water Fleas; Fleas, Water; Flea, Water; Cladoceras; Water Flea