Field guide to freshwater invertebrates of North America
(Book - Regular Print)

Using this book effectively -- General techniques for collecting and identification -- II. General ecology of freshwater invertebrates -- The nature of inland water habitats -- A primer on ecological relationships among freshwater invertebrates -- III. Ecology and identification of specific taxa -- Sponges: phylum Porifera -- Hydra and jellyfish: phylum Cnidaria -- Flatworms: phylum Platyhelminthes, class Turbellaria -- Hairworms: phylum Nematomorpha -- Snails: phylum Mollusca, class Gastropoda -- Mussels and clams: phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia -- Aquatic segmented worms and leeches: phylum Annelida -- Moss animals: phylum Ectoprocta, or Bryozoa -- Introduction to freshwater invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda --

Mites and spiders: subphylum Chelicerata, class Arachnida

Fairy shrimp, tadpole shrimp, clam shrimp, and water fleas: subphylum Crustacea, class Brachiopoda

Copepods, fish lice, and seed shrimp: subphylum Crustacea, classes Maxillopoda and Ostracoda

Aquatic sow bugs, scuds, and opossum shrimp: subphylum Crustacea, class Malacostraca, superorder Peracarida

Crayfish, crabs, and shrimp: subphylum Crustacea, class Malacostraca, order Decapoda

Introduction to insects and their near relatives: subphylum Hexapoda

Mayflies: insect order Ephemeroptera

Dragonflies and damselflies: insect order Odonata

Stoneflies: insect order Plecoptera

True bugs: insect order hemiptera

Hellgrammites, spongillaflies, caterpillars, and others: minor aquatic insect orders

Caddisflies: insect order Trichoptera

Beetles: insect order Coleoptera

Midges, mosquitoes, blackflies, and other true flies: insect order Diptera.