Bosmina

Taxobox
name = "Bosmina"


image_width = 225px
image_caption = "Bosmina"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
classis = Branchiopoda
ordo = Cladocera
familia = Bosminidae
genus = "Bosmina"

Bosmina is a genus in the order of Cladocera. Males vary in size from 0.4-0.5mm and females vary in size from 0.4-0.6mm. There are more females than males in populations of Bosmina. Major characteristics to males are notched antennules and modified first legs. Females have antennules that are large and fixed to the head, curving backward parallel to each other. Both males and females have a pointed spina.

"Bosmina" are found worldwide in lakes and ponds, there are also marine species.

"Bosmina" are filter feeders consuming 1-3 micrometers big algae and protozoans. 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.

"Bosmina" reproduce by parthenogenesis. They overwinter as resting eggs and when conditions become favorable rapid reproduction commences. Reproduction response can be initiated by local temperature and food abundance. Females carry 9-12 eggs.

pecies list

*"Bosmina affinis"
*"Bosmina arctica"
*"Bosmina berolinensis"
*"Bosmina bohemica"
*"Bosmina brevirostris"
*"Bosmina cederstroemi"
*"Bosmina chilensis"
*"Bosmina coregoni coregoni"
*"Bosmina coregoni gibberai"
*"Bosmina coregoni maritima"
*"Bosmina coregoni rotunda"
*"Bosmina cornuta"
*"Bosmina crassicornis"
*"Bosmina curvirostris"
*"Bosmina diaphana"
*"Bosmina fatalis "
*"Bosmina freyi"
*"Bosmina gibbera "
*"Bosmina globosa "
*"Bosmina hagmanni"
*"Bosmina humilis"
*"Bosmina insignis"
*"Bosmina lacustris"
*"Bosmina liederi"
*"Bosmina lilljeborgi"
*"Bosmina lilljeborgii"
*"Bosmina longicornis"
*"Bosmina longirostris"
*"Bosmina meridionalis"
*"Bosmina microps"
*"Bosmina mixta"
*"Bosmina mixta longicornis"
*"Bosmina obtusirostris"
*"Bosmina procumbens"
*"Bosmina stuhlmanni"
*"Bosmina thersites"