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| Using This Book Effectively | |
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| General Techniques for Collecting and Identification | |
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| The Nature of Inland Water Habitats | |
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| A Primer on Ecological Relationships Among Freshwater Invertebrates | |
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| Sponges: Phylum Porifera | |
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| Hydra and Jellyfish: Phylum Cnidaria | |
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| Flatworms: Phylum Platyhelminthes, Class Turbellaria | |
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| Hairworms: Phylum Nematomorpha | |
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| Snails: Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda | |
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| Mussels and Clams: Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia | |
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| Aquatic Segmented Worms and Leeches: Phylum Annelida | |
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| Moss Animals: Phylum Ectoprocta, or Bryozoa | |
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| Introduction to Freshwater Invertebrates in the Phylum Arthropoda | |
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| Mites and Spiders: Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida | |
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| Fairy Shrimp, Tadpole Shrimp, Clam Shrimp, and Water Fleas: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Branchiopoda | |
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| Copepods, Fish Lice, and Seed Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Classes Maxillopoda and Ostracoda | |
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| Aquatic Sow Bugs, Scuds, and Opossum Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Superorder Peracarida | |
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| Crayfish, Crabs, and Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda | |
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| Introduction to Insects and Their Near Relatives: Subphylum Hexapoda | |
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| Mayflies: Insect Order Ephemeroptera | |
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| Dragonflies and Damselflies: Insect Order Odonata | |
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| Stoneflies: Insect Order Plecoptera | |
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| True Bugs: Insect Order Hemiptera | |
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| Hellgrammites, Spongillaflies, Caterpillars, and Others: Minor Aquatic Insect Orders | |
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| Caddisflies: Insect Order Trichoptera | |
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| Beetles: Insect Order Coleoptera | |
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| Midges, Mosquitoes, Blackflies, and Other True Flies: Insect Order Diptera | |