MeSH definition : A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic
filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is laterally compressed and enclosed
in a bivalved carapace, from which the head extends.;
MeSH synonym : water fleas; water flea; flea, water; Cladocerans; Cladoceran;
CISMeF synonym : cladoceras; fleas, water;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladocera;
A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic
filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is laterally compressed and enclosed
in a bivalved carapace, from which the head extends.