Biology:Kikuchicamptus

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Kikuchicamptus is a genus of copepods in the family Canthocamptidae.[1] The type species is Kikuchicamptus mirabilis[1] The genus was first described in 2022 by Alexander Alexeevich Novikov and Dayana Sharafutdinova.[1][2] The genus name honours Yoshiaki Kikuchi, a copepod specialist.[2]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are:[1]

  • Kikuchicamptus coreensis (Chang, 2002)
  • Kikuchicamptus incurvisetosus (Chang & Ishida, 2001)
  • Kikuchicamptus mirabilis (Sterba, 1968)
  • Kikuchicamptus morimotoi (Miura, 1969)
  • Kikuchicamptus odaeensis (Chang & Ishida, 2001)
  • Kikuchicamptus prominulus (Kikuchi in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)
  • Kikuchicamptus resupinatus (Ishida in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)
  • Kikuchicamptus semicirculus (Kikuchi in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)
  • Kikuchicamptus tomikoae (Ishida in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)

Distribution

The species of this genus are found in the freshwater[1] streams and lakes of far-east Russia, China, Japan and Korea.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q117742412 entry