Diaptomus (Latin) is a genus of copepod crustaceans from the family Diaptomidae of the order Calyanoid [1] . In size and appearance similar to the Cyclops , also have one peephole . However, they have characteristic very long first antennas that exceed the length of the body. In addition, females carry eggs in one bag, and not in two bags, like cyclops.
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Diaptomus Westwood , 1836 |
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Diaptomus sp. from the
Great LakesDiaptomus inhabit large freshwater lakes and calm waters.
In the genus include more than 60 species. Many species previously attributed to the genus Diaptomus are now in separate genera: Aglaodiaptomus and Notodiaptomus . One species, the German endemic D. rostripes , is listed in the IUCN Red List as a data deficient species (DD).
- Diaptomus affinis Ulyanin, 1875
- Diaptomus africanus Daday, 1910
- Diaptomus alpestris (Vogt, 1845)
- Diaptomus angustaensis Turner, 1910
- Diaptomus armatus Herrick, 1882
- Diaptomus azureus Reid, 1985
- Diaptomus barabinensis Stepanova, 2008
- Diaptomus bidens Brehm, 1924
- Diaptomus biseratus Gjorgjewic, 1907
- Diaptomus borealis (Fischer, 1851)
- Diaptomus caeruleus (Koch, 1844)
- Diaptomus caesius (Koch, 1844)
- Diaptomus carinifera Lowndes, 1934
- Diaptomus carnicus senna , 1890
- Diaptomus castaneti Burckhardt, 1920
- Diaptomus castor (Jurine, 1820)
- Diaptomus claviger OF Müller, 1785
- Diaptomus cookii King, 1855
- Diaptomus cyaneus Gurney, 1909
- Diaptomus falcifer Daday, 1905
- Diaptomus falsomirus Kiefer, 1972
- Diaptomus flagellatus Ulyanin, 1874
- Diaptomus flagellifer Brehm, 1953
- Diaptomus fluminensis Reid, 1985
- Diaptomus fuscatus Brady, 1913
- Diaptomus ganesa (Brehm, 1950)
- Diaptomus gatunensis Marsh, 1913
- Diaptomus giganteus Herrick, 1881
- Diaptomus glacialis Lilljeborg, 1889
- Diaptomus guernei Imhof, 1891
- Diaptomus helveticus Imhof, 1885
- Diaptomus hyalinus (Koch, 1844)
- Diaptomus informis (Kiefer, 1936)
- Diaptomus innominatus Brady, 1907
- Diaptomus kenitraensis Kiefer, 1926
- Diaptomus kentuckyensis Chambers, 1881
- Diaptomus kincaidi Damkaer, 1988
- Diaptomus leoninicollinus Marsh, 1913
- Diaptomus ligericus Labbé, 1927
- Diaptomus lighti MS Wilson, 1941
- Brian Diaptomus ligusticus , 1927
- Diaptomus linus Brandorff, 1973
- Diaptomus longicornis Nicolet, 1848
- Diaptomus maria king, 1855
- Diaptomus meridionalis Kiefer, 1933
- Diaptomus mirus Lilljeborg in Guerne & Richard, 1889
- Diaptomus muelleri (Ferussac, 1806)
- Diaptomus negrensis Andrade & Brandorff, 1975
- Diaptomus nigerianus Brady, 1910
- Diaptomus ovatus (Koch, 1844)
- Diaptomus palustris Kiss, 1960
- Diaptomus pattersonii (Templeton, 1838)
- Diaptomus pictus Brady, 1913
- Diaptomus pollux King, 1855
- Diaptomus rehmanni Grochmalicki, 1913
- Diaptomus rostripes Herbst, 1955
- Diaptomus rubens (OF Müller, 1785)
- Diaptomus rubens (Koch, 1844)
- Diaptomus santafesinus Ringuelet & Ferrato, 1967
- Diaptomus silvaticus S. Wright, 1927
- Diaptomus staphylinus (Milne Edwards, 1840)
- Diaptomus tenuicornis (Dana, 1849)
- Diaptomus trybomi Lilljeborg in Guerne & Richard, 1889
- Diaptomus uxorius King, 1855
- Diaptomus vexillifer Brehm, 1933
- Diaptomus wolterecki (Brehm, 1933)
- Diaptomus zografi Kritchagin, 1887