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Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region

Table 21 (Continued)

Partial Species List of Invertebrates Present in Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Regiona
Rotifera Brachionidae - Crustacea Ostracoda
Taxon Referenceb
Rotifera
  Brachionidae      
    Keratella cochlearis (Goose)   6
    Keratella quadrata (Muller)   6
  Filiniidae      
    Filinia longiseta   6
  Lecanidae      
    Monostyla lunaris   6
Crustacea
  Amphipoda      
    Gammaridae    
      Gammarus lacustris Sars 20
    Talitridae    
      Hyalella azteca (Saus.) 9, 20
  Anostraca      
    Artemiidae    
      Artemia salina Leach 21
    Branchinectidae    
      Branchinecta lindahli Pack 8
    Chirocephalidae    
      Eubranchipus bundyi Forbes 6, 9
      Eubranchipus ornatus Holm. 9
  Cladocera      
    Bosminidae    
      Bosmina longirostris (Muller) 6
    Daphnidae    
      Daphnia pulex Muller 6
      Daphnia rosea (Pack.) 6
  Conchostraca      
    Lynceidae    
      Lynceus brachyurus Muller 6
      Lynceus mucronatus (Pack.) 6
  Copepoda      
    Diaptomidae    
      Aglaodiaptomus leptopus (Forb.) 6
      Hesperodiaptomus franciscaus (Lillj.) 6
  Ostracoda      
    Cyclocyprididae    
      Cyclopyris ampla Furtos 6
aLarge prairie marshes such as the Delta Marsh are not included in this list; see Rosenberg and Danks (1987) for species lists from larger marshes in Canada.
bReferences: 1, Alby (1968); 2, Applegate (1973); 3, Bick et al. (1977); 4, Brooks and Kelton (1967); 5, Cvancara (1983); 6, Daborn (1974); 7, Driver (1977); 8, Euliss and Mushet (unpublished data); 9, Gleason (1996); 10, Hanson and Swanson (1989); 11, Jacobson (1969); 12, Meyer and Swanson (1982); 13, Morrill (1987); 14, Nelson (1989); 15, Parker (1985); 16, Parker (1992); 17, Rasmussen (1983); 18, Sawchyn and Gillot (1974a); 19, Sawchyn and Gillot (1974b); 20, Swanson (1984); 21, Swanson et al. (1988); 22, Wrubleski (1996); 23, Wrubleski (unpublished data).
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