Mastigodiaptomus

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Mastigodiaptomus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Mastigodiaptomus
Light, 1939

Mastigodiaptomus is a genus of Neotropical copepods in the family Diaptomidae. Two of the eight species in the genus are listed as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List, and one is listed as a vulnerable species (VU): [1] [2]

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References

  1. E. Suárez-Morales & M. Elias-Gutierrez (2000). "Two new Mastigodiaptomus (Copepoda, Diaptomidae) from southeastern Mexico, with a key for the identification of the known species of the genus" (PDF). Journal of Natural History . 34 (5): 693–708. doi:10.1080/002229300299363. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  2. T. Chad Walter (2009). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Mastigodiaptomus Light, 1939". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. J. W. Reid (1996). "Mastigodiaptomus amatitlanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T12860A3391489. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12860A3391489.en .
  4. J. W. Reid (1996). "Mastigodiaptomus montezumae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T12861A3391525. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12861A3391525.en .
  5. J. W. Reid (1996). "Mastigodiaptomus purpureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T12862A3391555. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12862A3391555.en .