''Eodiaptomus shihi'' is a species of
crustacean 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, ...
. It is
endemic to
India, where it is found in the
Gandhi Sagar reservoir, in the
Narmada River and in a hill pool in
Madhya Pradesh, and is listed as
vulnerable on the
IUCN Red List.
References
Arthropods of India
Diaptomidae
Freshwater crustaceans of Asia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Crustaceans described in 1992
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