Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis

Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Heliodiaptomus
Species: H. kolleruensis
Binomial name
Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis
Reddy & Radhakrishna, 1981

Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis is a species of copepod in the family Diaptomidae. It was described in 1981 from specimens collected in the Krishna River, Lake Kolleru and bodies of water in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. Y. Ranga Reddy and Y. Radhakrishna (1981). "On the genus Heliodiaptomus Kiefer in India, including the description of a new species (Copepoda, Calanoida)". Hydrobiologia 83 (1): 161–172. doi:10.1007/BF02187159.
  2. J. W. Reid (1996). "Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 15, 2011.