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Nitocrella

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Nitocrella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Ameiridae
Genus: Nitocrella
Chappuis, 1923

Nitocrella is a genus of copepods. Although most other genera in the family Ameiridae are marine, species of Nitocrella are almost exclusively found in subterranean fresh water or brackish water.[1] More than 80 species are included in the genus,[2] including two which are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List:

References

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  1. Diana M. P. Galassi & Paola de Laurentiis (1997). "Two new species of Nitocrella from groundwaters of Italy (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida)" (PDF). Italian Journal of Zoology. 64 (4): 367–376. doi:10.1080/11250009709356224.
  2. T. Chad Walter (2010). T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Nitocrella Chappuis, 1923". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  3. Boris Sket (1996). "Nitocrella slovenica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T14810A4461233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14810A4461233.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. Boris Sket (1996). "Nitocrella stochi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T14809A4461171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14809A4461171.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.