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  2. Daphnia - Wikipedia

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    Daphnia is a genus of small planktonic crustaceans, 0.2–6.0 mm (0.01–0.24 in) in length. Daphnia are members of the order Anomopoda, and are one of the several small aquatic crustaceans commonly called water fleas because their saltatory swimming style resembles the movements of fleas.

  3. Diplostraca - Wikipedia

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    The Diplostraca or Cladocera, commonly known as water fleas, is a superorder of small, mostly freshwater crustaceans, most of which feed on microscopic chunks of organic matter, though some forms are predatory. [2] Over 1000 species have been recognised so far, with many more undescribed.

  4. Daphnia pulex - Wikipedia

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    Daphnia pulex is the most common species of water flea. [3] It has a cosmopolitan distribution : the species is found throughout the Americas, Europe, and Australia. [ 4 ] It is a model species , and was the first crustacean to have its genome sequenced.

  5. Moina - Wikipedia

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    Moina is a genus of crustaceans within the family Moinidae. [3] [4] The genus was first described by W. Baird in 1850.They are referred to as water fleas, but are related to the much larger Daphnia magna and the larger Daphnia pulex. [5]

  6. Fact check: Are sand fleas biting you on the Myrtle ... - AOL

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    Some people think there are insects called sand fleas that bite you. But some experts say the creature that bites you and the sand flea are likely entirely different beasts.

  7. The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry ...

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    There are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that live on the body of the host they infest. Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed ...

  8. Flea - Wikipedia

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    Fleas are vectors for viral, bacterial and rickettsial diseases of humans and other animals, as well as of protozoan and helminth parasites. [35] Bacterial diseases carried by fleas include murine or endemic typhus [34]: 124 and bubonic plague. [36] Fleas can transmit Rickettsia typhi, Rickettsia felis, Bartonella henselae, and the myxomatosis ...

  9. Whoopi Goldberg admits she'd leave “The View” if she had more ...

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    "If I had all the money in the world, I would not be here, okay?" Goldberg told "The View" audience.