''Parastenocaris'' is a genus of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...
s belonging to the family
Parastenocarididae
Parastenocarididae is a family of copepods in the order Harpacticoida adapted to life in groundwater
Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and Pore space in soil, soil pore spaces and in the fractures of stratum, ro ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Africa and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Parastenocaris aberrans''
Apostolov, 2004
* ''
Parastenocaris aedes''
Hertzog, 1938
References
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Harpacticoida
Copepod genera