''Gladioferens'' 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
Centropagidae
Centropagidae is a family of copepods in the order Calanoida. Its members are particularly known as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America. They are also found on subantarctic islands
The sub-A ...
, found in coastal
marine and
lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...
habitats in the
Southern Hemisphere. It contains the following species:
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Gladioferens antarcticus''
Bayly, 1994
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Gladioferens imparipes''
Thomson, 1946
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Gladioferens inermis''
Nicholls, 1944
*''
Gladioferens pectinatus''
(Brady, 1899)
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Gladioferens spinosus''
Henry, 1919
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Gladioferens symmetricus''
Bayly, 1963
References
Centropagidae
Copepod genera
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