Diaptomidae is a

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freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...

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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 (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...

s. It includes around 50 genera: *'' Acanthodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Aglaodiaptomus'' Light, 1938 *'' Allodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *''

Arctodiaptomus ''Arctodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. Species The following species are recognised in genus ''Arctodiaptomus'': *''Arctodiaptomus acutulus'' (Brian, 1927) *''Arctodiaptomus alpinus'' (Imhof, 1885) *''Arctodiaptom ...

'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Argyrodiaptomus'' Brehm, 1933 *'' Aspinus'' Brandorff, 1973 *'' Austrinodiaptomus'' Reid, 1997 *''

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'' Brehm, 1949 *'' Calodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Camerundiaptomus'' Dumont & Chiambeng, 2002 *'' Colombodiaptomus'' Gaviria, 1989 *'' Copidodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1968 *'' Dactylodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Dasydiaptomus'' Defaye & Dussart, 1993 *'' Dentodiaptomus'' Shen & Tai, 1964 *''

Diaptomus ''Diaptomus'' is a genus of copepods with a single eye spot. It is superficially similar in size and appearance to ''Cyclops''. However it has characteristically very long first antennae that exceed the body length. In addition, the females car ...

'' Westwood, 1836 *'' Dolodiaptomus'' Shen & Tai, 1964 *'' Dussartius'' Kiefer, 1978 *'' Eodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Eudiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Filipinodiaptomus'' Mamaril & Fernando, 1978 *'' Gigantodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Hadodiaptomus'' Brancelj, 2005 *'' Heliodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Hemidiaptomus'' G. O. Sars, 1903 *'' Hesperodiaptomus'' Light, 1938 *'' Idiodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Keraladiaptomus'' Santos Silva, Kakkassery, Mass & Dumont, 1994 *'' Leptodiaptomus'' Light, 1938 *'' Ligulodiaptomus'' Shen & Tai, 1962 *'' Mastigodiaptomus'' Light, 1939 *'' Megadiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Metadiaptomus'' Methuen, 1910 *'' Microdiaptomus'' Osorio-Tafall, 1942 *'' Mixodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Mongolodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1937 *'' Nannodiaptomus'' Dang & Ho, 2001 *'' Natrodiaptomus'' Stella, 1984 *'' Neodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Neutrodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1937 *'' Nordodiaptomus'' M. S. Wilson, 1951 *'' Notodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Occidodiaptomus'' Borutzky ''in'' Borutsky, Stepanova & Kos, 1991 *'' Odontodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Onychodiaptomus'' Light, 1939 *'' Paradiaptominae'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Paradiaptomus'' Daday, 1910 *'' Phyllodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Prionodiaptomus'' Light, 1939 *'' Pseudolovenula'' Marukawa, 1921 *'' Rhacodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Scolodiaptomus'' Reid, 1987 *'' Sinodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Skistodiaptomus'' Light, 1939 *'' Spelaeodiaptomus'' Dussart, 1970 *'' Speodiaptomus'' Borutzky, 1962 *'' Spicodiaptomus'' Rajendran, 1973 *'' Stygodiaptomus'' Petkovski, 1981 *'' Thermodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Troglodiaptomus'' Petkovski, 1978 *'' Tropodiaptomus'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Tumeodiaptomus'' Dussart, 1979 *'' Vietodiaptomus'' Dang, 1977

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