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Hyalella azteca (Saussure, 1858)
Amphipod
Family: Dogielinotidae


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© Ian Gardiner     (Photo ID #78022)

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Distribution of Hyalella azteca in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


Hyalella azteca is found in continental North America, from Mexico north to the tree line in Canada and Alaska, from the Atlantic to the Pacific including coastal islands. It is the most common and widely distributed freshwater amphipod crustacean in North America (Bousfield, 1958). It is common and widespread in British Columbia. It is found in all permanent freshwater that reaches a monthly mean summer temperature of more than 10°C, in lakes, ponds, sloughs, marshes, estuaries, rivers, streams, ditches, and spring streams (Bousfield, 1958). It is sometimes found in alkaline and brackish waters (Pennak, 1989).

Note Author: Ian Gardiner

Status Information

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Hyalella dentata S. I. Smith, 1874
Hyalella fluvialis Lockington, 1877
Hyalella inermis S. I. Smith, 1875
Hyalella knickerbockeri Bate, 1862
Hyalella ornata Pearse, 1911

Species References

Bousfield, E .L. 1958. Fresh-water amphipod crustaceans of glaciated North America. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 72(2): 55-113.

Pennak, R. W. 1989. Fresh-water invertebrates of the United States: protozoa to mollusca. Wiley, New York: xvi + 628 pp.

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