Key to Great Lakes Cladocera Families

Terms

• Cladoceran Anatomy
• The Cladoceran Body Plan

Dichotomous Keys

• A Key to Cladocerans (Crustacea) of British Columbia (includes Great Lakes families except Cercopagidae)
• An Image-Based Key to the Zooplankton of the Northeast (USA)
• The Waterflea - An introduction to the taxonomy of the sub-fossil remains ot the Cladocera (good key to parts and pieces)
• Zooplankton of the Great Lakes: A Guide to the Identification and Ecology of the Common Crustacean Species. 1984. Balcer, MD, NL Korda and SI Dodson. University of Wisconsin Press.

Notes

The following keyis intended for use by amateur microscopists examining samples from the Great Lakes. This key not organized as a standard dichotomous key. Instead, it is designed to allow comparison of all groups at each taxonomic level (e.g., Family, Genus and Species levels). For larger groups, some scrolling may be required to see all descriptions on a page. This key is based on taxonomic and identification information derived from the following sources:

• Zooplankton of the Great Lakes: A Guide to the Identification and Ecology of the Common Crustacean Species. 1984. Balcer, MD, NL Korda and SI Dodson. University of Wisconsin Press.
• Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. Second Edition. 1978. Pennak, RW. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
• A Key to Cladocerans (Crustacea) of British Columbia (includes Great Lakes families except Cercopagidae)

Key to Great Lakes Cladocera Families