Mesocyclops pehpeiensis is a species of copepod in the family Cyclopidae native to Asia. It is closely related to Mesocyclops ferjemurami and Mesocyclops papuensis.[2] In 2018 it was reported that M. pehpeiensis has been found in western Lake Erie.[3]
| Mesocyclops pehpeiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Cyclopidae |
| Genus: | Mesocyclops |
| Species: | M. pehpeiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesocyclops pehpeiensis | |
References edit
- ^ Hu YT (1943) "Notes on fresh-water copepods from Pehpei, Szechwan". Sinensia 14 (1-6): 115-128. (Mesocyclops pehpeiensis, new species).
- ^ Hołyńska M, Sinh Nam V (June 2000). "A new Oriental species of Mesocyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopidae)". Hydrobiologia. 429 (1–3): 197–206. doi:10.1023/A:1004018631265. S2CID 45839672.
- ^ Associated Press (2018). "Two new zooplankton species found in Lake Erie". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Friday, August 10, 2018.
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