Diaphanosoma fluviatile

Diaphanosoma fluviatile is a species of freshwater ctenopod in the family Sididae. Native to Central and South America, it has been found in lakes farther to the north. In 2008 it was reported to have been found in central Texas.[1] In 2018 it was reported that D. fluviatile has been found in western Lake Erie.[2]

Diaphanosoma fluviatile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Branchiopoda
Order:
Diplostraca
Family:
Sididae
Genus:
Diaphanosoma
Species:
D. fluviatile
Binomial name
Diaphanosoma fluviatile
Hansen, 1899

References
  1. López, Carlos; Soto, Luz Marina; Dávalos-Lind, Laura; Lind, Owen (2008). "Occurrence of Diaphanosoma fluviatile Hansen 1899 (Cladocera: Sisidae) in Two Reservoirs in Central Texas". The Southwestern Naturalist 53 (3): 412-414.
  2. Associated Press (2018). "Two new zooplankton species found in Lake Erie". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Friday, August 10, 2018.
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