Daphnia nivalis

Daphnia nivalis
Daphnia nivalis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Cladocera
Family: Daphniidae
Genus: Daphnia
Subgenus: Ctenodaphnia
Species: D. nivalis
Binomial name
Daphnia nivalis
Hebert, 1977

Daphnia nivalis is a species of water flea in the family Daphniidae, closely related to Daphnia carinata.[2] It is endemic to the Snowy Mountains of eastern Australia, where it lives only in water bodies that have existed for less than 20,000 years,[2] including Lake Cootapatamba, Australia's highest lake.[3] Due to its restricted range, it is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b J. Benzie (1996). "Daphnia nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/6255. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  2. ^ a b J. A. H. Benzie (1986). "Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Daphnia (Cladocera : Daphniidae) in Australia, determined by electrophoretically detectable protein variation". Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37 (2): 251–260. doi:10.1071/MF9860251. 
  3. ^ J. A. H. Benzie (1984). "Zooplankton of an Australian high alpine lake, Lake Cootapatamba, Kosciusko Range". Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 35 (6): 691–702. doi:10.1071/MF9840691. 


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