Aglaodiaptomus
''Aglaodiaptomus'' is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. They are often bright red or blue due to carotenoid pigments. Conservation status Species distributions are known very imprecisely, and two species are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List (marked VU below); both are endemic to the United States. ''A. kingsburyae'' was described from "a roadside ditch in Oklahoma and a pool and a pond in Texas", while ''A. marshianus'' was described from Lake Jackson, Florida. Species The genus ''Aglaodiaptomus'' contains 15 species. *''Aglaodiaptomus atomicus'' DeBiase & Taylor, 1997 *''Aglaodiaptomus clavipes'' (Schacht, 1897) *''Aglaodiaptomus clavipoides'' M. S. Wilson, 1955 *''Aglaodiaptomus conipedatus'' (Marsh, 1907) *''Aglaodiaptomus dilobatus'' M. S. Wilson, 1958 *''Aglaodiaptomus forbesi'' Light, 1938 *''Aglaodiaptomus kingsburyae'' A. Robertson, 1975  *''Aglaodiaptomus leptopus'' (S. A. Forbes, 1882) *''Aglaodiaptomus lintoni'' (S. A. Forbes, 1893 ...
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