Phyllodiaptomus

Phyllodiaptomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Phyllodiaptomus
Kiefer, 1936

Phyllodiaptomus is a genus of crustacean in the family Diaptomidae. It includes the following species:[1]

P. wellekensae is an Indian endemic species which is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. T. Chad Walter (2009). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall, ed. "Phyllodiaptomus Kiefer, 1936". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  2. J. W. Reid (1996). "Phyllodiaptomus wellekensae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 10, 2010.