Epischura
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Male specimen of Epischura lacustris. | |
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Genus: | Epischura S. A. Forbes, 1882
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Epischura is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae, containing the following species:[1]
- Epischura fluviatilis Herrick, 1883
- Epischura lacustris S. A. Forbes, 1882
- Epischura massachusettsensis Pearse, 1906
- Epischura nevadensis Lilljeborg, 1889
- Epischura nordenskioldi Lilljeborg, 1889
- Epischura smirnovi Borutsky, 1961
- Epischura udylensis Borutsky, 1947
- Epischura vagans Pickering, 1844
The species Epischurella baikalensis (G. O. Sars, 1900) and Epischurella chankensis (Rylov, 1928) were previously included in this genus, until a 2019 study found that siberian lineages formed a different genus named Epischurella, that split from Epischura about 40 million years ago.[2]
References
- ^ a b T. Chad Walter (2011). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Epischura S. A. Forbes, 1882". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ Bowman, Larry L.; MacGuigan, Daniel J.; Gorchels, Madeline E.; Cahillane, Madeline M.; Moore, Marianne V. (2019-08-08). "Revealing paraphyly and placement of extinct species within Epischura (Copepoda: Calanoida) using molecular data and quantitative morphometrics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 140: 106578. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106578. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 31401068.