Stygodiaptomus kieferi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Subclass: | Copepoda |
Order: | Calanoida |
Family: | Diaptomidae |
Genus: | Stygodiaptomus |
Species: | S. kieferi |
Binomial name | |
Stygodiaptomus kieferi Petkovski, 1981 | |
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