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Gammarus lacustris

G. O. Sars, 1863

an amphipod

GNRUnranked Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.109841

Element CodeICMAL10110

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassMalacostraca

OrderAmphipoda

FamilyGammaridae

GenusGammarus

Concept Reference

McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Idaho	S4	Yes

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	SNR	Yes
Alberta	SNR	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes

Roadless Areas (27)

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kogish	Tongass National Forest	65,216
Kosciusko	Tongass National Forest	64,134
Sarkar	Tongass National Forest	51,908
Thorne River	Tongass National Forest	72,983

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ebbetts	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	255
Excelsior (CA)	Inyo National Forest	45,607
Iceberg - Mill Creek	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	26,988
Silver Hill	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	4,423

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bristol Head	Rio Grande NF	46,087

Montana (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Snowy Mountains Wsa	Lewis and Clark National Forest	88,003
Line Creek Plateau	Custer National Forest	24,825
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487
North Siegel	Lolo National Forest	9,208
Red Lodge Creek Hellroaring	Custer National Forest	17,210

Nevada (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bunker Hill	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	27,569
Georges Canyon	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	108,551
Pearl Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	71,405
South Schell	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	125,614
Toiyabe Range	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	99,225

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Falls	Santa Fe National Forest	2,477

Utah (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bunker Creek	Dixie National Forest	7,474
Fishlake Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	25,217
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616

Wyoming (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
Phillips Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	10,108
Snowy Range	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	29,660
Wilderness Study Area	Targhee National Forest	51,961

References (2)

Fitzpatrick, J.F., Jr. 1983. How to Know the Freshwater Crustacea. Wm. C. Brown Co. Publishers. Dubuque, Iowa. 277 pp.
McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.