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Calamoecia

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Calamoecia
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Calamoecia

Brady, 1906

Calamoecia is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia.[1] It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica.[2] Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List (marked VU in the list below). The genus contains the following species:[3]

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  1. ^ I. A. E. Bayly (1962). "Additions to the inland water genus Calamoecia (Copepoda: Calanoida)" (PDF). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 13 (3): 252–264. doi:10.1071/mf9620252.
  2. ^ Geoff A. Boxshall; Danielle Defaye (2008). "Global diversity of copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) in freshwater". In Estelle V. Balian; Christian Lévêque; Hendrik Segers; Koen Martens (eds.). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Volume 198 of Developments in Hydrobiology. Springer. pp. 195–207. doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9014-4. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0.
  3. ^ T. Chad Walter (2009). T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Calamoecia Brady, 1906". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  4. ^ J. W. Reid (1996). "Calamoecia australica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3512A9912162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3512A9912162.en.
  5. ^ J. W. Reid (1996). "Calamoecia elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3513A9913644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3513A9913644.en.
  6. ^ J. W. Reid (1996). "Calamoecia zeidleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T3514A9914319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3514A9914319.en.