''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of

copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...

s in the family

Diaptomidae Diaptomidae is a family of freshwater pelagic copepods. It includes around 50 genera: *''Acanthodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *''Aglaodiaptomus'' Light, 1938 *''Allodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *''Arctodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *''Argyrodiaptomus'' Brehm, ...

. They are often bright red or blue due to

carotenoid Carotenoids (), also called tetraterpenoids, are yellow, orange, and red organic compound, organic pigments that are produced by plants and algae, as well as several bacteria, and Fungus, fungi. Carotenoids give the characteristic color to pumpki ...

pigments.

Conservation status

Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List (marked VU below); both are endemic to the United States. ''A. kingsburyae'' was described from "a roadside ditch in

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

and a pool and a pond in Texas", while ''A. marshianus'' was described from Lake Jackson, Florida.

Species

The genus ''Aglaodiaptomus'' contains 15 species. *'' Aglaodiaptomus atomicus'' DeBiase & Taylor, 1997 *''

Aglaodiaptomus clavipes ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' (Schacht, 1897) *''

Aglaodiaptomus clavipoides ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' M. S. Wilson, 1955 *''

Aglaodiaptomus conipedatus ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' (Marsh, 1907) *''

Aglaodiaptomus dilobatus ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' M. S. Wilson, 1958 *''

Aglaodiaptomus forbesi ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' Light, 1938 *''

Aglaodiaptomus kingsburyae ''Aglaodiaptomus kingsburyae'' is a species of calanoid copepod in the family Diaptomidae Diaptomidae is a family of freshwater pelagic copepods. It includes around 50 genera: *''Acanthodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *''Aglaodiaptomus'' Light, 1938 ...

'' A. Robertson, 1975 Status iucn VU icon

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Aglaodiaptomus leptopus ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' (S. A. Forbes, 1882) *''

Aglaodiaptomus lintoni ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' (S. A. Forbes, 1893) *''

Aglaodiaptomus marshianus ''Aglaodiaptomus marshianus'' is a species of calanoid copepod in the family Diaptomidae Diaptomidae is a family of freshwater pelagic copepods. It includes around 50 genera: *''Acanthodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *''Aglaodiaptomus'' Light, 1938 ...

'' M. S. Wilson, 1953 Status iucn VU icon

*''

Aglaodiaptomus pseudosanguineus ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' (Turner, 1921) *''

Aglaodiaptomus saskatchewanensis ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' M. S. Wilson, 1958 *''

Aglaodiaptomus savagei ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' DeBiase & Taylor, 2000 *''

Aglaodiaptomus spatulocrenatus ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' (Pearse, 1906) *''

Aglaodiaptomus stagnalis ''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable spe ...

'' (S. A. Forbes, 1882)

References

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