Notodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. It is the most widely distributed, most abundant and most species-rich genus of freshwater calanoid copepods in the Neotropics.[1] The genus was erected in 1936 by Friedrich Kiefer for eleven species formerly placed in a wider Diaptomus. Notodiaptomus deitersi was chosen to be the type species by Raúl Adolfo Ringuelet in 1958.[1]

Notodiaptomus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Notodiaptomus
Kiefer, 1936
Type species
Notodiaptomus deitersi
(Poppe, 1891)

The genus Notodiaptomus includes 34 valid species, and two species inquirenda.[2] Its members include the Venezuelan endemic Notodiaptomus maracaibensis and the Brazilian endemic Notodiaptomus dubius, both of which are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Edinaldo N. Santos-Silva; Geoff A. Boxshall & Carlos E. F. Rocha (1999). "The Neotropical genus Notodiaptomus Kiefer, 1936 (Calanoida: Diaptomidae): redescription of the type species Notodiaptomus deitersi (Poppe, 1891) and designation of a neotype". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 34 (2): 114–128. doi:10.1076/snfe.34.2.114.2106.
  2. ^ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Notodiaptomus Kiefer, 1936". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  3. ^ J. W. Reid (1996). "Notodiaptomus dubius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T14859A4465491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14859A4465491.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ J. W. Reid (1996). "Notodiaptomus maracaibensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T14860A4465529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14860A4465529.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.