Pseudomoraria

Pseudomoraria triglavensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthocamptidae
Genus: Pseudomoraria
Brancelj, 1994
Species: P. triglavensis
Binomial name
Pseudomoraria triglavensis
Brancelj, 1994

Pseudomoraria triglavensis is a species of copepod in the family Canthocamptidae. It has only been found in a small alpine lake Močilec at an altitude of 1,690 metres (5,540 ft) in the Julian Alps of Triglav National Park, Slovenia.[1] It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. Anton Brancelj (1994). "Pseudomoraria triglavensis gen. n., sp. n. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from a high-alpine reservoir in Slovenia". Hydrobiologia. 294 (2): 89–98. doi:10.1007/BF00016848.
  2. Boris Sket (1996). "Pseudomoraria triglavensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3 (2.3). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 23, 2010.

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