Thermodiaptomus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Calanoida |
Family: | Diaptomidae |
Genus: | Thermodiaptomus Kiefer, 1932 |
Thermodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:[1]
- Thermodiaptomus congruens (G. O. Sars, 1927)
- Thermodiaptomus galebi (Barrois, 1891)
- Thermodiaptomus galeboides (G. O. Sars, 1909)
- Thermodiaptomus mixtus (G. O. Sars, 1909)
- Thermodiaptomus syngenes (Kiefer, 1929)
- Thermodiaptomus yabensis (S. Wright & Tressler, 1928)
T. galeboides is restricted to Lake Victoria, and is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter; G. Boxshall (eds.). "Thermodiaptomus Kiefer, 1932". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
- ^ Reid, J.W. (1996). "Thermodiaptomus galeboides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T21734A9315177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21734A9315177.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.