This work provides a user-friendly, species level taxonomic key based on morphology, current nomenclature, and modern taxonomy using molecular tools which fulfill the most pressing needs of both researchers and environmental managers. This key arms the reader with the tools necessary to improve their species identification abilities. This book resolves another issue as well: the mix of female and male characters used in keys to the calanoid copepods. Often, during the identification process, both calanoid copepod sexes are not available, and the user of such a key is stuck with an uncertain identification. Here, separate male and female keys to the calanoid copepods are provided for both the genera and species levels.

Ecological Features, Coefficients, and Equations....Pages 5-15
Basic Taxonomy....Pages 17-22
Methods....Pages 23-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Morphological Abbreviations....Pages 89-89
Introduction to Cladocera....Pages 91-93
Cladocera Morphology....Pages 95-101
Classification....Pages 103-105
Characteristics of Orders, Families, and Genera with a List of European Species....Pages 107-143
Alphabetical List of Species with Notes on Synonyms, Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology....Pages 145-304
Key to Cladocera....Pages 305-438
Front Matter....Pages 439-439
Morphological Abbreviations....Pages 441-442
Introduction to Copepoda....Pages 443-444
Copepoda Morphology....Pages 445-450
Classification....Pages 451-452
Characteristics of Orders and Families with a List of European Genera and Species....Pages 453-473
Alphabetical List of Species with Notes on Synonyms, Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology....Pages 475-619
Key to Copepoda....Pages 621-838