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Family Chydoridae

  

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Family Chydoridae

Acroperus harpae

  littoral, more common at sediment-water interface, abundant in some areas of Green Bay

Acroperus harpae photo

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Waterfleas - Jan Parmentier & Wim van Egmond

Photo of Acroperus harpae

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Alona affinis

  benthic, near bottom in weedy littoral areas, more common at sediment-water interface. To 0.6mm

Alona Affinis photo

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Taxonomy of Cladocera - Ruediger Rudolf

1 of 4 photos of Alona affinis in the SWMS collection

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Alona circumfimbriata

  littoral, benthic

1 of 3 photos of Alona circumfimbriata in the SWMS collection

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Alona costata

  low density, littoral, benthic

Alona guttata

  low density, littoral, benthic

Photo of Alona guttata

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Alona lepida

  planktonic, ID uncertain

Alona quadrangularis

  littoral, benthic

Photo of Alona quadrangularis

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Alona rectangula

  low density, littoral, benthic

Alona rectangula

Globe icon indicates a link to a non-NOAA siteWasserflohe

Alonella excisa

  rare

Alonella nana

  Isle Royale and littoral Lake Erie

Alonella nana

Globe icon indicates a link to a non-NOAA siteForschungsshwerpunkte, Institut fur Biologie

Alonopsis elongata

  rare

Anchistropus minor

  Isle Royale, Georgian Bay, Green Bay, weed-associated

Camptocercus macrurus

  near bottom in weedy areas

Camptocercus rectirostris

  littoral, occassional high local abundances

1 of 3 photos of Camptocercus rectirostris in the SWMS collection

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Chydorus faviformis

  Nearshore and littoral, usually found clinging to fliamentous algae. Epibenthic, with the majority of the population moving up from the sediment only at night. Usually more abundant in eutrophic areas. Length to 0.6mm.

Chydorus gibbus

aka Chydorus rugulosus Nearshore and littoral, usually found clinging to fliamentous algae. Epibenthic, with the majority of the population moving up from the sediment only at night. Usually more abundant in eutrophic areas. Length to 0.5mm.

Chydorus globosus

  Nearshore and littoral, usually found clinging to fliamentous algae. Epibenthic, with the majority of the population moving up from the sediment only at night. Usually more abundant in eutrophic areas. Length to 0.8mm

Chydorus latus

  Nearshore and littoral, usually found clinging to fliamentous algae. Epibenthic, with the majority of the population moving up from the sediment only at night. Usually more abundant in eutrophic areas. Length to 0.8mm

Chydorus sphaericus

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Profile - Zooplankton of The Great Lakes - Central Michigan University Nearshore and littoral, usually found clinging to fliamentous algae. Epibenthic, with the majority of the population moving up from the sediment only at night. Usually more abundant in eutrophic areas. Length to 0.4mm.

Photo of female Chydorus sphaericus

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Taxonomy of Cladocera - Ruediger Rudolf

Disparalona acutirostris

aka Alonella acutirostris <1 per cubic meter

Disparalona rostrata

  recent (1980) and rare to Lake Michigan

Disparalona rostrata photo

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.KLS

Eurycercus lamellatus

  usually <18 per cubic meter, benthic, most abundant at sediment-water interface moving into the water column at night

Eurycerus lamellatus

Globe icon indicates a link to a non-NOAA sitePond Life: Cladocera (Water Fleas)

 

Graptoleberis testudinaria

  Mostly benthic and amidst water plants, bad swimmer. Very low numbers in Great Lakes. Length to 0.7mm

Photo of Graptoleberis testudinaria

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Taxonomy of Cladocera - Ruediger Rudolf

Kurzia latissima

  occassional

1 of 3 Kurzia latissima photos in the SWMS collection

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Kurzia latissima - Texas specimenKurzia latissima - Texas specimen

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.CENTEX Naturalist

Leydigia acanthocercoides

  Reported at 5 sites, 1960

1 of 3 Leydigia acanthocercoides photos in the SWMS collection

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Leydigia leydigi

aka L. quadrangularis rare

Photo of Leydigia leydigi

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Monospilus dispar

  <6 per cubic meter

Monospilus dispar photo

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Yokkaichi University

Pleuroxus aduncus

  Cedar Bay

Pleuroxus denticulatus

  littoral

1 of 3 photos of Pleuroxus denticulatus from the SWMS collection

Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site.Southwest Missouri State University Zooplankton Project

Pleuroxus hastatus

  open water 1893

Pleuroxus procurvus

aka Pleuroxus procurvatus  

Pleuroxus striatus

  4 nearshore locations

Rhynchotalona falcata

  <1 per cubic meter

Rhynchotalona falcata

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