Jarl K. Hiltunen Donald W. Schloesser Marlene S. Evans 1990 This note extends the known Great Lakes distribution of <i>Anchistropus</i> sp. from Lake Michigan, Huron, Superior, and St. Clair to Rondeau Harbor in Lake Erie. <i>Anchistropus</i> sp. was collected in benthic samples where it occurred as epibionts on hydra. Previous studies, which are briefly reviewed, have noted the parasitic nature of <i>Anchistropus</i>. Although only one species of <i>Anchistropus</i> (<i>A. minor</i>) is known from North America, our specimens cannot be positively identified as that species: the structure of the postabdomen and first leg differs from the original taxonomic description of <i>A. minor</i>. Others have noted differences between the original description of <i>A. minor</i> and the morphology of specimens collected over the succeeding years. application/pdf 10.1016/S0380-1330(90)71409-8 en <i>Anchistropus</i> spp. (Crustacea: Cladocera: Chydoridae): a new distribution record for Lake Erie article