Nitocrella

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Nitocrella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Ameiridae
Genus: Nitocrella
Chappuis, 1923

Nitocrella is a genus of copepods. Although most other genera in the family Ameiridae are marine, species of Nitocrella are almost exclusively found in subterranean fresh water or brackish water.[1] More than 80 species are included in the genus,[2] including two which are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List:

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