''Hesperodiaptomus'' 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 18 species. Two species – ''
Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and ''
Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are
endemic to the
United States and listed as
vulnerable species on the
IUCN Red List.
It is one of the most diverse genera of
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
copepods in
North and
Central America, where its members live in alpine communities.
Species
*''
Hesperodiaptomus arcticus''
(Marsh, 1920)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis''
(Turner, 1910)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus breweri''
M. S. Wilson, 1958
*''
Hesperodiaptomus caducus
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
Light, 1938
*''
Hesperodiaptomus californiensis''
Scanlin & Reid, 1996
*''
Hesperodiaptomus eiseni''
(Lilljeborg ''in'' Guerne & Richard, 1889)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus franciscanus''
(Lilljeborg ''in'' Guerne & Richard, 1889)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus hirsutus
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
M. S. Wilson, 1953
*''
Hesperodiaptomus kenai
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
M. S. Wilson, 1953
*''
Hesperodiaptomus kiseri
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
(Kincaid, 1953)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus morelensis
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
Granados-Ramírez & Suárez-Morales, 2003
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Hesperodiaptomus nevadensis
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
Light, 1938
*''
Hesperodiaptomus novemdecimus
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
M. S. Wilson, 1953
*''
Hesperodiaptomus schefferi
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
M. S. Wilson, 1953
*''
Hesperodiaptomus shoshone
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
(S. A. Forbes, 1893)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus victoriaensis
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
(Reed, 1958)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus wardi
''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species. Two species – '' Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis'' and '' Hesperodiaptomus californiensis'' – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerabl ...
''
(Pearse, 1905)
*''
Hesperodiaptomus wilsonae''
(Reed, 1958)
References
Diaptomidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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