Thermomesochra
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Thermomesochra reducta is a species of copepod
in the family Canthocamptidae
, and the only species in the genus Thermomesochra. It is listed as Data Deficient
on the IUCN Red List
.
T. reducta was described in 1980 from a hot spring
at Dusun Tua
, Selangor
, Malaysia, where it lives at temperatures of 38–58 °C (100.4–136.4 F).
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,...
in the family Canthocamptidae
Canthocamptidae
Canthocamptidae is a family of copepods. Most of the 700 species are confined to fresh water, although there are also marine species. It contains the following genera:*Afrocamptus Chappuis, 1932*Antarctobiotus Chappuis, 1930...
, and the only species in the genus Thermomesochra. It is listed as Data Deficient
Data Deficient
Data Deficient is a category applied by the IUCN, other agencies, and individuals to a species when the available information is not sufficient for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made...
on the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
.
T. reducta was described in 1980 from a hot spring
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
at Dusun Tua
Dusun Tua
Dusun Tua is a small village in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia....
, Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
, Malaysia, where it lives at temperatures of 38–58 °C (100.4–136.4 F).