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Elaphoidella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Canthocamptidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Copepod

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Scientific name
  
Elaphoidella

Higher classification
  
Canthocamptidae

Order
  
Harpacticoida

Lower classifications
  
Elaphoidella franci, Elaphoidella amabilis, Elaphoidella kieferi, Elaphoidella jeanneli

Elaphoidella is a genus of freshwater copepods in the family Canthocamptidae. It contains over 200 species, including three classified as vulnerable species by the IUCN – three endemic to Slovenia (Elaphoidella franci, Elaphoidella jeanneli and Elaphoidella slovenica) and one endemic to the United States (Elaphoidella amabilis). In total, the genus Elaphoidella contains the following species:

References

Elaphoidella Wikipedia