''Allodiaptomus'' 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, ...
, containing the following species:
*''
Allodiaptomus intermedius''
Reddy, 1987
*''
Allodiaptomus mieni''
Dang & Ho, 1985
*''
Allodiaptomus mirabilipes''
Kiefer, 1936
*''
Allodiaptomus raoi''
Kiefer, 1936
*''
Allodiaptomus rarus''
Reddy, Sanoamuang & Dumont, 1998
*''
Allodiaptomus satanas
''Allodiaptomus satanas'' 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
*' ...
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(Brehm, 1952) –
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
India
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, and listed as a
vulnerable species
A vulnerable species is a species which has been Conservation status, categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened species, threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatened species, ...
on the
IUCN Red List
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References
Diaptomidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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