Daphnia is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 127 anagrams from letters in Daphnia (aadhinp).
1840-50; New Latin, perhaps after Daphne; see -ia
Daphnia must be reared in a stagnant pond, the fresh-water shrimp (Gammarus pulex) in running water, with plenty of weeds.
I have already spoken of the fresh-water shrimp and the water-flea (Daphnia pulex).
Some of these belong to the genus Daphnia, and differ from the species found in other situations by their glassy transparency.
Of Crustaceae: near the sea-shore a Pagurus existed in astonishing numbers, and in the sweet waters a Daphnia.
Such small creatures as Daphnia pulex, Cyclops quadricornis and Rotifera should be introduced into ponds.
The water-flea, Daphnia (a crustacean), lays two kinds of eggs known as “summer” and “winter” eggs.
Wolfgang Ostwald has produced experimentally, through variation of temperature, dimorphism of form in Daphnia.
The recovery or death of the Daphnia depends therefore on the issue of the struggle.
Both Daphnia and Cyclops are bred in stagnant water in which there should be a good stock of weeds.