Epischura massachusettsensis

Epischura massachusettsensis is a species of copepod in the family Temoridae, endemic to Massachusetts. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1] Adult males are around 3 mm (0.12 in) long.[2]

Epischura massachusettsensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Hexanauplia
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Calanoida
Family:
Temoridae
Genus:
Epischura
Species:
E. massachusettsensis
Binomial name
Epischura massachusettsensis

Taxonomic history

E. massachusettsensis was first described by Arthur Sperry Pearse in 1906 in a work on the Fresh-Water Copepoda of Massachusetts published in The American Naturalist.[3] This description was based on nine female specimens collected near Wellesley, Massachusetts in April 1905, and the brevity of the description, and the paucity of the material raised some doubts about the species' validity.[2] Subsequent collections were able to demonstrate that the species was indeed valid.[2]

References
  1. J. W. Reid (1996). "Epischura massachusettsensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T7898A12863295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7898A12863295.en.
  2. Humes, Arthur G. (1954). "The specific validity of Epischura massachusettsensis Pearse (Copepoda: Calanoida)". American Midland Naturalist. 52 (1): 154–158. doi:10.2307/2422052. JSTOR 2422052.
  3. Pearse, Arthur S. (1906). "Fresh-water Copepoda of Massachusetts" (PDF). The American Naturalist. 40 (472): 241–251. doi:10.1086/278617. JSTOR 2455154.


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