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  Genus Pontoporeia

Species P. affinis

Taxon Information

The Species P. affinis has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

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

Literature Records

• Pontoporeia affinis, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Pontoporeia affinis, "... found in the Great Lakes and other deep-water lakes in the northern U.S. and Canada, as well as in northern Europe" (Chace et al., 1959).

Bibliography

• 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.
• Chace, F.A., jr., J.G. Mackin, L. Hubricht, A.H. Banner & H.H. Hobbs, jr. 1959. Malacostraca. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 869-901.