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Australocamptus similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthocamptidae
Genus: Australocamptus
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Australocamptus similis
Karanovic, 2004
Map
Site of holotype (WAM C28582) Wiluna Borefield East, WA[1]

Australocamptus similis is a species of copepod in the family Canthocamptidae, and was first described in 2004 by Tomislav Karanovic.[2][3]

This subterranean species is found in arid Western Australia, in of one of the larger calcretes in the upper reaches of the Carey palaeochannel in the Yilgarn region.[3]

References

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  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Australocamptus similis Karanovic, 2004". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Australocamptus similis Karanovic, 2004". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
  3. 1 2 Tomislav Karanovic (2004), Subterranean copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda) from arid Western Australia, Zeist: Brill Publishers, Wikidata Q138313488