Phyllodiaptomus Explained

Phyllodiaptomus is a genus of crustacean in the family Diaptomidae. It includes the following species:^[1]

• Phyllodiaptomus annae (Apstein, 1907)
• Phyllodiaptomus blanci (Guerne & Richard, 1896)
• Phyllodiaptomus christineae Dumont, Reddy & Sanoamuang, 1996
• Phyllodiaptomus irakiensis Khalaf, 2008
• Phyllodiaptomus javanus (Grochmalicki, 1915)
• Phyllodiaptomus longipes Kiefer, 1965
• Phyllodiaptomus praedictus Dumont & Reddy, 1994
• Phyllodiaptomus sasikumari Reddy & Venkateswarlu, 1989
• Phyllodiaptomus surinensis Orsri & Weera, 2001
• Phyllodiaptomus thailandicus Sanoamuang & Teeramaethee, 2006
• Phyllodiaptomus tunguidus Shen & Tai, 1964
• Phyllodiaptomus wellekensae Dumont & Reddy, 1993

P. wellekensae is an Indian endemic species which is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: T. Chad Walter . 2009 . Phyllodiaptomus Kiefer, 1936 . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . May 16, 2010.
2. J. W. Reid . Phyllodiaptomus wellekensae . 1996 . e.T17170A6800975 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17170A6800975.en . 9 January 2018.