Kikuchicamptus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Harpacticoida |
| Family: | Canthocamptidae |
| Genus: | Kikuchicamptus 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
- ^ a b c d e f "Kikuchicamptis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ 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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