Definition
A genus of small freshwater crustaceans, commonly called water fleas, that are important members of aquatic food chains.
Etymology
Named by Müller in 1776 after the mythological nymph Daphne. He chose this name possibly due to their swift, darting movements reminiscent of the mythological figure.
Kelly Says
Daphnia are biological robots of the water—they respond to light and toxins in predictable ways, so scientists use them in thousands of experiments yearly to test chemical safety, making them one of science's most useful creatures!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ড্যাফনিয়া
da-fnee-ya
CACatalà
daphnia
da-fni-a
CSČeština
daphnia
da-fni-a
DEDeutsch
Daphnia
dap-nee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
δαφνία
da-fnee-a
ESEspañol
daphnia
dap-nee-ah
FRFrançais
daphnies
da-fnee
HIहिन्दी
डैफ्निया
da-fnee-ya
HUMagyar
daphnia
da-fni-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
daphnia
da-fni-a
ITItaliano
daphnia
daf-nee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
daphnia
da-fni-a
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါဖနီး
da-fo-nee
NLNederlands
daphnia
da-fnie
PLPolski
daphnia
da-fni-a
PTPortuguês
daphnia
da-fni-ah
RORomână
daphnia
da-fni-a
RUРусский
дафния
daf-ni-ya
SVSvenska
daphnia
da-fni-a
SWKiswahili
daphnia
da-fni-a
TAதமிழ்
டாப்னியா
ta-pnee-ya
TEతెలుగు
డాఫ్నియా
da-fnee-ya
TRTürkçe
daphnia
da-fni-ya
UKУкраїнська
дафнія
da-fnee-ya
VITiếng Việt
daphnia
da-fni-a