Nitocrella

Nitocrella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Ameiridae
Genus: NitocrellaChappuis, 1923

Nitocrella is a genus of copepods. Although most other genera in the family Ameiridae are marine, species of Nitocrella are almost exclusively found in subterranean fresh water or brackish water.[1] More than 80 species are included in the genus,[2] including two which are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List:

References

  1. ^Diana M. P. Galassi & Paola de Laurentiis (1997). "Two new species of Nitocrella from groundwaters of Italy (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida)"(PDF). Italian Journal of Zoology. 64 (4): 367–376. doi:10.1080/11250009709356224.
  2. ^T. Chad Walter (2010). T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Nitocrella Chappuis, 1923". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  3. ^Boris Sket (1996). "Nitocrella slovenica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T14810A4461233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14810A4461233.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^Boris Sket (1996). "Nitocrella stochi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T14809A4461171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14809A4461171.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.