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Banksiola crotchi
traveler sedge giant casemaker
Banksiola crotchi is a caddisfly species in the family Phryganeidae, commonly known as the traveler sedge giant casemaker. An ecological study in Marion Lake, British Columbia, documented its life history in a lacustrine environment. Eggs are laid on submerged vegetation in fall, with larval growth occurring rapidly in fall and spring. Adults are present from July to September. The species is distributed across North America.
Chaoborus flavicans
phantom midge
Chaoborus flavicans is a phantom midge (Diptera: Chaoboridae) whose larval stages are important aquatic predators in lake ecosystems. Recent taxonomic revision indicates it represents a complex of at least four species, with C. flavicans sensu stricto primarily inhabiting lakes across the Holarctic region. Larvae are notable for their diel vertical migration behavior, which changes ontogenetically and serves as a predator avoidance mechanism against fish predation.
Epischura
Epischura is a genus of freshwater calanoid copepods in the family Temoridae. The genus contains approximately 11 recognized species, including the well-studied Epischura lacustris of North American lakes and the endemic Epischura baikalensis of Lake Baikal. Species within this genus exhibit diverse feeding strategies ranging from omnivory to predation, with documented consumption of both phytoplankton and zooplankton prey. The genus has been proposed as paraphyletic with respect to Heterocope, with suggestions to transfer the Siberian species E. baikalensis and E. chankensis to the resurrected genus Epischurella.