Salisa's Groundwater Copepod
Diacyclops salisae Reid, 2004
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Maxillopoda |
| Order | Cyclopoida |
| Family | Cyclopidae |
| Genus | Diacyclops |
| Species | Diacyclops salisae Reid, 2004 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 1.4 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Well in Otter Creek drainage, Section 31, Big Oaks NWR, Jennings Co. IN
Range
Known from one county in Indiana in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana
Counties
- Indiana
- Jennings
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 11 October 2006.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
Ranks looked up 23 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Lewis, J.J. & Reid, J.W. 2007. Patterns and processes of groundwater invasion by copepods in the Interior Low Plateaus of the United States. Acta Carsologica 36: 279–289. doi:10.3986/ac.v36i2.197
- Reid, J.W. 2004. New records and new species of the genus Diacyclops (Crustacea: Copepoda) from subterranean habitats in southern Indiana, USA. Jeffersoniana 12: 1–65.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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