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Chironomids
Iñupiaq Name: maybe Kayuŋŋiuqsruurat
Scientific Name: Chironomus tardus
Chironomid larvae taken by Todd Sformo
Chironomid larvae taken by Todd Sformo
Mosquito Larvae
Iñupiaq Name: Pamiuqturraq
Scientific Name:
Tadpole Shrimp
Iñupiaq Name:
Scientific Name: Lepidurus arcticus
Taken by Jo Heathcote
Taken by Craig George
Water Flea
Iñupiaq Name:
Scientific Name: Cladoceran, Daphnia spp.
Cladoceran (water flea), with an ephippium or egg pouch, found in Middle Lagoon in Barrow. Photo by Philip Alatalo and Bob Campbell. Cladocerans are also found in marine environments.
Banner photo: Tadpole Shrimp by Leslie Pierce
