''Epischura'' 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
Temoridae
Temoridae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera:
*'' Epischura'' S. A. Forbes, 1882
*'' Epischurella'' Smirnov, 1936
*''Eurytemora
''Eurytemora'' is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.Lee, Catherine E., and John D. ...
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Epischura'':
*'' Epischura fluviatilis'' Herrick, 1883
*''Epischura lacustris
''Epischura lacustris'' is a species of copepod in the family Temoridae.
Distribution
The North American distribution of ''Epischura lacustris'' spans from the northeastern coastal United States, west to Minnesota, south to central Illinois and ...
'' S. A. Forbes, 1882
*'' Epischura massachusettsensis'' Pearse, 1906
*'' Epischura nevadensis'' Lilljeborg, 1889
*'' Epischura nordenskioldi'' Lilljeborg, 1889
*'' Epischura smirnovi'' Borutsky, 1961
*'' Epischura udylensis'' Borutsky, 1947
*''Epischura vagans
''Epischura'' is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Epischura'':
*''Epischura fluviatilis'' Herrick, 1883
*''Epischura lacustris'' S. A. Forbes, 1882
*''Epischura massachuse ...
'' Pickering, 1844
*'' Epischura baikalensis'' G. O. Sars, 1900
*'' Epischura chankensis'' Rylov, 1928
It has recently been proposed that ''Epischura'' is parapheletic with respect to ''Heterocope
''Heterocope'' is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae. It was described by Norwegian biologist Georg Ossian Sars in 1863.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following currently accepted species:
* '' Heterocope bor ...
'' and that the Siberian species, ''Epischura baikalensis'' and ''Epischurella chankensis'', be moved to the resurrected genus '' Epischurella''.
References
Temoridae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Copepod genera
Taxa named by Stephen Alfred Forbes
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