| Paradiaptomus africanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Diaptomidae |
| Genus: | Paradiaptomus |
| Species: | P. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paradiaptomus africanus (Daday, 1910) |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Lovenula africana Daday, 1910 |
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Paradiaptomus africanus is a species of copepod in the family Diaptomidae. As an example occurrence, Lovenula africana is found within the Makgadikgadi Pans, a seasonal hypersaline wetland in Botswana.[2]
Other members of this genus are often found in certain African hypersaline lakes.[3] For example, other species within this genus include: