Porcellidium
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| Porcellidium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Harpacticoida |
| Family: | Porcellidiidae |
| Genus: | Porcellidium Claus, 1860 |
Porcellidium is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universitaets-Buchhandlung, Marburg.: 1–28; Pls. 1–4.[1]
The type species is Porcellidium viridis (Philippi, 1840) accepted as Porcellidium viride (Philippi, 1840).[2]
