Calamoecia
Genus of crustaceans
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Calamoecia is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia.[1] It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica.[2] Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List (marked VU in the list below). The genus contains the following species:[3]
- Calamoecia ampulla (Searle, 1911)
- Calamoecia attenuata (Fairbridge, 1945)
- Calamoecia australica G. O. Sars, 1908
[4] - Calamoecia australis (Searle, 1911)
- Calamoecia baylyi Timms, 2001
- Calamoecia canberra Bayly, 1962
- Calamoecia clitellata Bayly, 1962
- Calamoecia elongata Bayly, 1979 [5]
- Calamoecia gibbosa (Brehm, 1950)
- Calamoecia halsei Bayly, 1998
- Calamoecia longicornis (Sars G.O., 1912)
- Calamoecia lucasi Brady, 1906
- Calamoecia salina (Nicholls, 1944)
- Calamoecia steeli (Henry, 1924)
- Calamoecia tasmanica (G. W. Smith, 1909)
- Calamoecia trifida Bayly, 1961
- Calamoecia trilobata Halse & McRae, 2001
- Calamoecia ultima (Brehm, 1960)
- Calamoecia viridis (Searle, 1911)
- Calamoecia zeidleri Bayly, 1984 [6]
| Calamoecia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Centropagidae |
| Genus: | Calamoecia Brady, 1906 |
