Paracyclopia

Paracyclopia naessi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Pseudocyclopiidae
Genus: Paracyclopia
Fosshagen, 1985
Species: P. naessi
Binomial name
Paracyclopia naessi
Fosshagen & Iliffe, 1985

Paracyclopia is a genus of copepods in family Pseudocyclopiidae, containing only the species P. naessi.[1] It is endemic to Bermudan karsts and is critically endangered.[2]

References

  1. ↑ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, eds. "Paracyclopia Fosshagen, 1985". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ T. M. Illiffe (1996). "Paracyclopia naessi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3 (2.3). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 10, 2010.


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