Cladocera

(Water Fleas)

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1928 Brooks

1950 Farber

1967 Cooper

1970 Becker
1971 Becker & Sissom
1975 Longley

1982 Allard
1982 Campbell Clark
         Kosinski
1983 Campbell
1983 Slack & Marcy
1984 Venneman
1985 Campbell Morris Noble
1987 Campbell & Clark

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

notes:

-periphytic (Campbell 1983; Campbell, Morris & Noble 1985) or planktonic Becker 1970; Becker & Sissom 1971)

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

-may be limited by current (Cooper 1967)