Zooplankton of the Great Lakes

Zooplankton common to the Great Lakes of North America

 

Cladocerans

Species Name Author
Bosmina longirostris Aimee Genung
Bythotrephes cederstroemi Keith D. Tollenaere
Ceriodaphnia quadrangula Erik McDonald
Cercopagis pengoi Stephanie Brandal
Chydorus sphaericus Matt Kerr
Daphnia mendotae Matt Igleski
Daphnia pulicaria David Coulter
Daphnia retrocurva Erin Murchie
Holopedium gibberum Justin Johnston
Leptodora kindti Amanda Weber
Polyphemus pediculus Amanda Bosak
Scapholeberis mucronata Jane Schild
Simocephalus sp. Valerie Bogan

 

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Copepods

Species Name Author
Diacyclops thomasi Ron St. Onge
Epischura lacustris Mike Holmes
Eurytemora affinis Kregg Smith
Limnocalanus macrurus Nate Caswell
Mesocyclops edax Tim Repicky
Skistodiaptomus oregonensis Qian Liu

 

Other Crustaceans

Species Name

Author

Chirocephalopsis bundyi

Marcy Knoll

Diporeia hoyi

Robin Debruyne

Hemimysis anomala Alison Strandburg

Mysis relicta

Dan O'Keefe

Triops sp.

David Wooten

 

Rotifers
Species Name Author
Asplanchna sp. Jessica Sherman
Filinia terminalis Molly Gordon
Keratella cochlearis Gwen Kloosterman
Polyarthra vulgaris Susan Dalgarn

 

 

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