Kingdom Animalia Class Maxillopoda Family Centropagidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Calanoida | Subphylum Crustacea Subclass Copepoda Scientific name Calamoecia elongata Rank Genus | |
Similar Copepod, Calanoida, Boeckella, Gladioferens, Limnocalanus | ||
Calamoecia is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica. Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List (marked VU in the list below). The genus contains the following species:
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