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Genus of crustaceans

Eurytemora
Eurytemora affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Temoridae
Genus: Eurytemora
Giesbrecht, 1881
Type species
Eurytemora affinis
Synonyms
  • Temorella Claus, 1881

Eurytemora is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.

Taxonomy

The genus was established by Prussian zoologist Wilhelm Giesbrecht, who in an 1881 publication, proposed dividing the genus Temora into Halitemora (hali, Latin for salt, + temora) and Eurytemora (eury-, Latin for wide or broad, + temora), listing differences in morphology as well as habitat. Halitemora is not currently accepted as valid, but a number of species previously included in Temora have been moved to Eurytemora:

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:

References

  1. ^ Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2020). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Eurytemora Giesbrecht, 1881". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Giesbrecht, W. (1881). Vorläufige Mittheilung aus einer Arbeit über die freilebenden Copepoden des Kieler hagens. Zool. Anz. 4(83): 254-258 In: Zoologischer Anzeiger. Gustav Fischer Verlag: Jena. ISSN 0044-5231; e-ISSN 1873-2674
  3. T. Chad Walter (2015). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Temora Baird, 1850". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Eurytemora


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