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Simocephalus exspinosus (De Geer, 1778)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Branchiopoda

Order
Diplostraca

Family
Daphniidae

Genus
Simocephalus

Species
exspinosus

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Distribution: San Cristóbal (El Junco). Cosmopolitan (Obando, 2009)

References

  • López, C. Hampel, H. (2018) An annotated checklist of the freshwater cladocerans (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Cladocera) of Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. Invertebrate Zoology, 15(3), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.15.3.06
  • Obando, R. (2009) Evaluación de los parámetros fisicoquímicos y biológicos de la Laguna El Junco antes, durante y después de la erradicación de la tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Isla de San Cristóbal, Galápagos. Bachelor Thesis, Universidad del Azuay.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Simocephalus exspinosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25592. Accessed 5 November 2026.