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  Genus Moina

Species M. micrura

Taxon Information

The Species M. micrura has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Moina micrura ciliata, "NT" (Kotov et al., 2013).
• Moina micrura micrura, "AT, AU, NA, NT, OL, PAC, PA" (Kotov et al., 2013).
• Moina micrura, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Moina micrura, "Ill., Ark." (Brooks, 1959).

Bibliography

• Kotov, A., L. Forró, N.M. Korovchinksy & A. Petrusek. 2013. World checklist of freshwater Cladocera species. World Wide Web electronic publication. Available online at http://fada.biodiversity.be/group/show/17. Generated 28 June 2013. 38 pp. [Available online]
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Brooks, J.L. 1959. Cladocera. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 587-656.

Web Pages

• An Image-Based Key To The Zooplankton Of North America
• Great Lakes Water Life Photo Gallery
• Zooplankton of the Great Lakes