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Hesperodiaptomus
Sign in to saveHesperodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis and Hesperodiaptomus californiensis – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassCopepoda
- OrderCalanoida
- FamilyDiaptomidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Diaptomidae
- Collections
- CMN, USNM
- Recorded in
- Canada
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- Parent taxon
- Diaptomidae
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- Hesperodiaptomus
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Hesperodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis and Hesperodiaptomus californiensis – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.
It is one of the most diverse genera of freshwater copepods in North and Central America, where its members live in alpine communities.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hesperodiaptomus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.