Paradiaptomus africanus explained

Paradiaptomus africanus is a species of copepod in the family Diaptomidae. As an example occurrence, Lovenula africana is found within the Makgadikgadi Pans, a seasonal hypersaline wetland in Botswana.^[1]

Related species

Other members of this genus are often found in certain African hypersaline lakes.^[2] For example, other species within this genus include:

• Paradiaptomus excellens
• Paradiaptomus simplex

Notes and References

1. C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=22373&mode=&order=0
2. Ulrich Theodore Hammer (1986) Saline Lake Ecosystems of the World, Published by Springer, 616 pages