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Epischura lacustris
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Maxillopoda
Subclass Copepoda
Order Calanoida
Family Temoridae
Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Female abdomen bent to the right.
  • Caudal ramus with three setae
Ecology
Additional Notes

  • Other sources:
    • Schulze, P.C. and C.L. Folt. 1989. Effects of conspecifics and phytoplankton on predation rates of the omnivorous copepods Espischura lacustris and Epischura nordenskioldi. Limnol. Oceanogr. 34: 444-450.
    • Chen, C.Y. and C.L. Folt. 1993. Measures of food quality as demographic predictors in freshwater copepods. J. of Plankton Research. 15: 1247-1261.
    • Schulze, P.C. and C.L. Folt. 1989. Effects of conspecifics and phytoplankton on predation rates of the omnivorous copepods Espischura lacustris and Epischura nordenskioldi. Limnol. Oceanogr. 34: 444-450.
    • Wong, C.K. 1984. A study of the relationships between the mouthparts and food habits in several species of freshwater calanoid copepods. Can. J. of Zool. 62: 1599-1595
    • Torke, B. 2001. The distribution of calanoid copepods in the plankton of Wisconsin lakes. Hydrobiologia. 453-454: 351-365.
    • Chow-Fraser, P. and C.K. Wong. 1986. Dietary change during development in the freshwater calanoid copepod Espischura lacustris Forbes. Canadian J. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sci. 43: 938-944.
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