Kikuchicamptus

Kikuchicamptus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthocamptidae
Genus:
Novikov & Sharafutdinova, 2022[1]

Kikuchicamptus is a genus of copepods in the family Canthocamptidae.[1] The type species is Kikuchicamptus mirabilis[1] The genus was first described in 2022 by Alexander Alexeevich Novikov and Dayana Sharafutdinova.[1][2] The genus name honours Yoshiaki Kikuchi, a copepod specialist.[2]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are:[1]

  • Kikuchicamptus coreensis (Chang, 2002)
  • Kikuchicamptus incurvisetosus (Chang & Ishida, 2001)
  • Kikuchicamptus mirabilis (Sterba, 1968)
  • Kikuchicamptus morimotoi (Miura, 1969)
  • Kikuchicamptus odaeensis (Chang & Ishida, 2001)
  • Kikuchicamptus prominulus (Kikuchi in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)
  • Kikuchicamptus resupinatus (Ishida in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)
  • Kikuchicamptus semicirculus (Kikuchi in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)
  • Kikuchicamptus tomikoae (Ishida in Kikuchi & Ishida, 1994)

Distribution

The species of this genus are found in the freshwater[1] streams and lakes of far-east Russia, China, Japan and Korea.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kikuchicamptis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c Aleksandr Novikov; Dayana Sharafutdinova (23 June 2022). "Revision of the genus Canthocamptus (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with a description of a new species from the Lena River Delta (North-eastern Siberia)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 826: 33–63. doi:10.5852/EJT.2022.826.1833. ISSN 2118-9773. S2CID 249999508. Wikidata Q114725041.
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