| Author | Hynes, H.B.N , Macan, T.T. & Williams, W.D. |
| Year | 1960 |
| Title | A Key to the British Species of Crustacea: Malacostraca |
| Series | FBA Scientific Publication |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Covers all UK species known at the time |
| Source | FBA Scientific Publication, No. 19, 36pp, Freshwater Biological Association |
| Illustrations | line drawings |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A dichotomous key to the species with line drawings and vice-county distribution maps |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Amphipoda key - couplet 5: *Crangonyx pseudogracilis* urosome segments have a few tiny hairs visible on outline under transmitted illumination, and a few small hard-to-see hair clusters on surface. All epimera ending in a small tooth is indicative, but the telson is diagnostic. (MWS, pers obs, 17/3/04) |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | mostly living, although amphipods generally need to be killed and some extraction of appendages may be needed. |
| Identification difficulty | Amphipods are difficult, but the others are straightforward. |
