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Aglaodiaptomus leptopus
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Maxillopoda
Subclass Copepoda
Order Calanoida
Family Diaptomidae
Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Each caudal ramus with five setae
  • Process on the third segment from the end of the right antenna has a broad hyaline lamella that extends past the end of the segment
  • Specimen approximately 1.2 to 2.4 mm long
Ecology
Additional Notes
  • Other sources:
    • Keller, W. and M. Conlon. 1994. Crustacean zooplankton communities and lake morphometry in precambrian shield lakes. Canadian J. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sci. 51: 2424-2434.
    • Torke, B. 2001. The distribution of calanoid copepods in the plankton of Wisconsin lakes. Hydrobiologia. 453-454: 351-365
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