Key to Species of Australian Caenidae (Ephemeroptera) Larvae

Key to Species of Australian Caenidae (Ephemeroptera) Larvae (Ephemeroptera) Larvae Acknowledgements Andrew Cranston and Ben Gunn for compiling the key and attaching character state images. References Dean, J. C. and Suter, P. J. (1996) Mayfly…

Key to Genera of Australian Caenidae (Ephemeroptera) Larvae

(Ephemeroptera) Larvae Acknowledgements Andrew Cranston and Ben Gunn for compiling the key and attaching character state images. References Dean, J. C. and Suter, P. J. (1996) Mayfly Nymphs of Australia: A Guide to Genera. Co-operative…

Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Ephemeroptera Larvae

Australian Aquatic Ephemeroptera Larvae An order of palaeopterous insects. Nymphs of all species are aquatic, and occur in relatively unpolluted, standing and running freshwaters. The adults are short-lived ( a few minutes to several days),…

Key to Order & Superfamily of Australian Collembola

Key to Order & Superfamily of Australian Collembola This key covers all 14 families of Collembola known from Australia.  Few Collembola are truly aquatic and some families such as Cyphoderidae (ant inquilines) and Oncopoduridae (cave…

Key to Freshwater Arachnids (Spiders & Mites)

Key to Freshwater Arachnids (Spiders & Mites) This key is apart of the Keys to Australian Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates. The Arachnida belongs to the Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Chelicerata, and is typically placed at the level of…

Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Molluscs

Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Molluscs This key is apart of the Keys to Australian Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates. MOLLUSCA This large phylum is divided into several classes of which only the Bivalvia (bivalved molluscs) and…

Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Crustacea

Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Crustacea This key is apart of the Keys to Australian Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates. This key attempts to cover all families of Crustacea known to occur in Australian inland waters, fresh…

Key to Orders of Australian Aquatic Arthropoda

Key to Orders of Australian Aquatic Arthropoda This key is apart of the Keys to Australian Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates. This intermediate-level key covers the huge and diverse phylum Arthropoda. The major classes of arthropod found in…

Key to Class and Order of Australian Aquatic Flatworms

Key to Class and Order of Australian Aquatic Flatworms This key is apart of the Keys to Australian Aquatic Macro-Invertebrates. The phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms) is divided into three classes and a large number of orders…