Thermodiaptomus

Thermodiaptomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: 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

  1. 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.
  2. Reid, J.W. (1996). "Thermodiaptomus galeboides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T21734A9315177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21734A9315177.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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