Onychodiaptomus Explained

Onychodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:

• Onychodiaptomus birgei (Marsh, 1894)
• Onychodiaptomus hesperus M. S. Wilson & Light, 1951
• Onychodiaptomus louisianensis M. S. Wilson & W. G. Moore, 1953
• Onychodiaptomus sanguineus (S. A. Forbes, 1876)
• Onychodiaptomus virginiensis (Marsh, 1915)

Onychodiaptomus louisianensis, a species endemic to the United States, is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Reid, J.W. . 1996 . Onychodiaptomus louisianensis . 1996 . e.T15329A4514019 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15329A4514019.en . 14 November 2021.