Bosmina

Bosmina is a genus in the order Cladocera, the water fleas. Its members can be distinguished from those of Bosminopsis (the only other genus in the family Bosminidae) by the separation of the antennae; in Bosminopsis, the antennae are fused at their bases.

Species

Elephant Water Flea

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassBranchiopoda
OrderDiplostraca
FamilyBosminidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations200

Observations recorded70,266

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 126
With media: 22
Family: Bosminidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MCZ, USNM, CMN, YPM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
Recorded in: Brazil, United States, Canada, Azores

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Bosminidae
Image: Archiv für Naturgeschichte (1922) (20325121182).jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Bosmina
taxon name: Bosmina
taxon rank: genus
taxon author citation: Baird, 1845
Commons category: Bosmina

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Bosmina are filter feeders consuming algae and protozoans about 1–3 μm long. Bosmina are known to have a dual feeding mechanism. They can filter the water using their second and third legs and the first leg will grab the particles. The second and third legs have small setules attached to the seta to make a mesh-like structure for filtering.

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