Biology:Epischura massachusettsensis

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Epischura massachusettsensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Temoridae
Genus: Epischura
Species:
E. massachusettsensis
Binomial name
Epischura massachusettsensis
A. S. Pearse, 1906

Epischura massachusettsensis is a species of copepod in the family Temoridae, endemic to Massachusetts . It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1] Adult males are around 3 mm (0.12 in) long.[2]

Taxonomic history

E. massachusettsensis was first described by Arthur Sperry Pearse in 1906 in a work on the Fresh-Water Copepoda of Massachusetts published in The American Naturalist.[3] This description was based on nine female specimens collected near Wellesley, Massachusetts in April 1905, and the brevity of the description, and the paucity of the material raised some doubts about the species' validity.[2] Subsequent collections were able to demonstrate that the species was indeed valid.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Reid, J.W. (1996). "Epischura massachusettsensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T7898A12863295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7898A12863295.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7898/12863295. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Humes, Arthur G. (1954). "The specific validity of Epischura massachusettsensis Pearse (Copepoda: Calanoida)". American Midland Naturalist 52 (1): 154–158. doi:10.2307/2422052. 
  3. Pearse, Arthur S. (1906). "Fresh-water Copepoda of Massachusetts". The American Naturalist 40 (472): 241–251. doi:10.1086/278617. https://zenodo.org/record/1431339/files/article.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1618314 entry