Epischura

Epischura is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.[1]

Epischura
Male specimen of Epischura lacustris.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Temoridae
Genus: Epischura
S. A. Forbes, 1882
Synonyms[1]
  • Scopiphora Pickering, 1844
  • Lamellipodia Schmeil, 1897

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Epischura:[2]

  • Epischura fluviatilis Herrick, 1883
  • Epischura lacustris S. A. Forbes, 1882
  • Epischura massachusettsensis Pearse, 1906
  • Epischura nevadensis Lilljeborg, 1889
  • Epischura nordenskioldi Lilljeborg, 1889
  • Epischura smirnovi Borutsky, 1961
  • Epischura udylensis Borutsky, 1947
  • Epischura vagans Pickering, 1844
  • Epischura baikalensis G. O. Sars, 1900
  • Epischura chankensis Rylov, 1928

It has recently been proposed that Epischura is parapheletic with respect to Heterocope and that the Siberian species, Epischura baikalensis and Epischurella chankensis, be moved to the ressurrected genus Epischurella.[3]

References
  1. T. Chad Walter (2011). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Epischura S. A. Forbes, 1882". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  2. World of Copepods Database. Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (eds.). "Epischura S. A. Forbes, 1882". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. Bowman, Larry L.; MacGuigan, Daniel J.; Gorchels, Madeline E.; Cahillane, Madeline M.; Moore, Marianne V. (2019). "Revealing paraphyly and placement of extinct species within Epischura (Copepoda: Calanoida) using molecular data and quantitative morphometrics" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 140: 106578. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106578. PMID 31401068. S2CID 199539779.


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