<i>Anchistropus</i> spp. (Crustacea: Cladocera: Chydoridae): a new distribution record for Lake Erie

Evans, Marlene S.; Hiltunen, Jarl K.; Schloesser, Donald W.

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This note extends the known Great Lakes distribution of Anchistropus sp. from Lake Michigan, Huron, Superior, and St. Clair to Rondeau Harbor in Lake Erie. Anchistropus sp. was collected in benthic samples where it occurred as epibionts on hydra. Previous studies, which are briefly reviewed, have noted the parasitic nature of Anchistropus. Although only one species of Anchistropus (A. minor) is known from North America, our specimens cannot be positively identified as that species: the structure of the postabdomen and first leg differs from the original taxonomic description of A. minor. Others have noted differences between the original description of A. minor and the morphology of specimens collected over the succeeding years.

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Evans, Marlene S.; Hiltunen, Jarl K.; Schloesser, Donald W.

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Great Lakes Science Center

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Journal of Great Lakes Research

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Anchistropus spp. (Crustacea: Cladocera: Chydoridae): a new distribution record for Lake Erie; 1990; Article; Journal; Journal of Great Lakes Research; Evans, Marlene S.; Hiltunen, Jarl K.; Schloesser, Donald W.