''Calamoecia'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Centropagidae Centropagidae is a family of copepods in the order Calanoida. Its members are particularly known as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America. They are also found on subantarctic islands and in lakes i ...

confined to

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. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from

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. Three of the

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species are listed as

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on the

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(marked VU in the list below). The genus contains the following species: *'' Calamoecia ampulla'' (Searle, 1911) *'' Calamoecia attenuata'' (Fairbridge, 1945) *'' Calamoecia australica'' G. O. Sars, 1908 Status iucn VU icon

*'' Calamoecia australis'' (Searle, 1911) *'' Calamoecia baylyi'' Timms, 2001 *'' Calamoecia canberra'' Bayly, 1962 *'' Calamoecia clitellata'' Bayly, 1962 *'' Calamoecia elongata'' Bayly, 1979 Status iucn VU icon

*'' Calamoecia gibbosa'' (Brehm, 1950) *''

Calamoecia halsei ''Calamoecia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica. Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulne ...

'' Bayly, 1998 *''

Calamoecia longicornis ''Calamoecia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica. Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulne ...

'' (Sars G.O., 1912) *''

Calamoecia lucasi ''Calamoecia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica. Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulne ...

'' Brady, 1906 *''

Calamoecia salina ''Calamoecia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica. Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulne ...

'' (Nicholls, 1944) *'' Calamoecia steeli'' (Henry, 1924) *'' Calamoecia tasmanica'' (G. W. Smith, 1909) *'' Calamoecia trifida'' Bayly, 1961 *'' Calamoecia trilobata'' Halse & McRae, 2001 *'' Calamoecia ultima'' (Brehm, 1960) *'' Calamoecia viridis'' (Searle, 1911) *'' Calamoecia zeidleri'' Bayly, 1984 Status iucn VU icon

References

Centropagidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{copepod-stub