''Hesperodiaptomus'' is a genus of

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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

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to the

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and listed as

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on the

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. It is one of the most diverse genera of

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copepods in

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and

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, 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'' M. S. Wilson, 1953 *'' Hesperodiaptomus kenai'' M. S. Wilson, 1953 *'' Hesperodiaptomus kiseri'' (Kincaid, 1953) *'' Hesperodiaptomus morelensis'' Granados-Ramírez & Suárez-Morales, 2003 *'' Hesperodiaptomus nevadensis'' 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 ''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)

References

Diaptomidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{copepod-stub