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  Genus Polyphemus

Species P. pediculus

Taxon Information

The Species P. pediculus 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

• Polyphemus pediculus, "NA, PA" (Kotov et al., 2013).
• Polyphemus pediculus, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Polyphemus pediculus, "Common throughout northern part of continent..." (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
• Teichlebewesen
• Zooplankton of the Great Lakes