Sinodiaptomus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Calanoida |
Family: | Diaptomidae |
Genus: |
Sinodiaptomus Kiefer, 1932 |
Type species | |
Diaptomus chaffanjoni Richard, 1897
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Sinodiaptomus is a genus of freshwater copepods in the family Diaptomidae, found in Asia and Palaearctic regions. The Japanese Sinodiaptomus valkanovi has established non-indigenous populations in California, Bulgaria and New Zealand, although only the New Zealand population persists due to destruction of the habitat in California and Bulgaria. [1] The genus was originally described as a subgenus of Diaptomus, containing only Sinodiaptomus chaffanjoni, [2] but now contains five species: [3]