Hesperodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing 18 species.[1] Two species – Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis[2] and Hesperodiaptomus californiensis[3] – are endemic to the United States and listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.

Hesperodiaptomus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Hesperodiaptomus
Light, 1938

It is one of the most diverse genera of freshwater copepods in North and Central America, where its members live in alpine communities.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ T. Chad Walter (2009). T. C. Walter; G. Boxshall (eds.). "Hesperodiaptomus Light, 1938". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  2. ^ J. W. Reid (1996). "Hesperodiaptomus augustaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9973A13029176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9973A13029176.en. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ J. W. Reid (1996). "Hesperodiaptomus californiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9974A13029207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9974A13029207.en. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ Malgorzata A. Marszalek; Selvadurai Dayanandan & Edward J. Maly (2008). "Phylogeny of the genus Hesperodiaptomus (Copepoda) based on nucleotide sequence data of the nuclear ribosomal gene". Hydrobiologia. 624 (1): 61–69. doi:10.1007/s10750-008-9666-8.