The freshwater amphipods Hyalella Smith, 1874 in Chile (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

• Published in: Revista chilena de historia natural Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 623 - 637
• Main Author: GONZÁLEZ, EXEQUIEL R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 01.12.2003
• Subjects: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; Neotropical; Hyalella, Chile; agua dulce; freshwater; Amphipoda, Hyalella; Chile; Amphipoda

The Chilean fauna of amphipods has been poorly studied. Freshwater amphipods in Chile have a single genus in epigean environments. Seven species of the genus Hyalella are reported for Chile: H. simplex; H. fossamancinii, H. kochi; H. chiloensis; H. costera; H. araucana, and H. franciscae. A short di...