''Calamoecia'' 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 in the family

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confined to

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. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from

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. Three of the

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species are listed as

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on the

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(marked VU in the list below). The genus contains the following species: *'' Calamoecia ampulla'' (Searle, 1911) *'' Calamoecia attenuata'' (Fairbridge, 1945) *'' Calamoecia australica'' G. O. Sars, 1908 Status iucn VU icon

*'' Calamoecia australis'' (Searle, 1911) *'' Calamoecia baylyi'' Timms, 2001 *'' Calamoecia canberra'' Bayly, 1962 *'' Calamoecia clitellata'' Bayly, 1962 *'' Calamoecia elongata'' Bayly, 1979 Status iucn VU icon

*'' Calamoecia gibbosa'' (Brehm, 1950) *'' Calamoecia halsei'' Bayly, 1998 *'' Calamoecia longicornis'' (Sars G.O., 1912) *'' Calamoecia lucasi'' Brady, 1906 *'' Calamoecia salina'' (Nicholls, 1944) *'' Calamoecia steeli'' (Henry, 1924) *'' Calamoecia tasmanica'' (G. W. Smith, 1909) *'' Calamoecia trifida'' Bayly, 1961 *'' Calamoecia trilobata'' Halse & McRae, 2001 *'' Calamoecia ultima'' (Brehm, 1960) *'' Calamoecia viridis'' (Searle, 1911) *'' Calamoecia zeidleri'' Bayly, 1984 Status iucn VU icon

References

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