Epischura
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Epischura is a genus of copepod
s in the family Temoridae
, containing the following species:
Copepod
Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic , some are benthic , and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests,...
s in the family Temoridae
Temoridae
Temoridae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera:*Epischura S. A. Forbes, 1882*Eurytemora Giesbrecht, 1881*Ganchosia Oliveira, 1946*Heterocope G. O. Sars, 1863*Lahmeyeria Oliveira, 1946*Temora Baird, 1850...
, containing the following species:
- Epischura baikalensisEpischura baikalensisEpischura baikalensis is a species of copepod in family Temoridae. It is endemic to Lake Baikal, being dominating zooplankton species there: 80%–90% of total biomass....
G. O. Sars, 1900 - Epischura chankensis Rylov, 1928
- Epischura fluviatilis Herrick, 1883
- Epischura lacustris S. A. Forbes, 1882
- Epischura massachusettsensisEpischura massachusettsensisEpischura massachusettsensis is a species of copepod in the family Temoridae, endemic to Massachusetts. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Adult males are around long.-Taxonomic history:...
Pearse, 1906 - Epischura nevadensis Lilljeborg, 1889
- Epischura nordenskioldi Lilljeborg, 1889
- Epischura smirnovi Borutsky, 1961
- Epischura udylensis Borutsky, 1947
- Epischura vagans (Pickering, 1844)