The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Cladocera

(Water Fleas)

BOSMINIDAE

Bosmina longirostris Muller

 

 

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Distribution Citations

1945 Sivels

1953 Sublette
1955 Sublette

1962 Murphy

1970 Becker
1971 Becker & Sissom
1973 Colbert
1973 Murphy et al.
1973 Pettitt
1974 Allard
1974 Pettitt
1975 Longley
1976 Bird
1976 Hydroscience Inc.
1976 Rogers
1977 Lee
1978 Swearington

 

1980 Kines
1980 McCullough & Lee
1981 Childress Fitzpatrick
         Pearson
1981 McCullough Taylor
          Jones
1983 Campbell
1983 Slack & Marcy
1984 Venneman
1985 Campbell Morris Noble
1985 Cichra Campbell Bettali
         Clark
1987 Campbell & Clark
1987 Lacy

1990 Sollberger & Meador

2001 Franks Clyde Dickson

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-planktonic (Allard 1974; Becker 1970; Becker & Sissom 1971; Lacy 1987; McCullough & Lee 1980; McCullough, Taylor & Jones 1981) or periphytic (Campbell 1983; Campbell, Morris & Noble 1985)

-common in lotic, lentic and temporary waters (Becker 1970)

-found in abundance in many Texas reservoirs and the dominant Cladoceran in some (Kines 1980)

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                          2010

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