Blue River Groundwater Copepod
Diacyclops conversus Reid, 2004
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Maxillopoda |
| Order | Cyclopoida |
| Family | Cyclopidae |
| Genus | Diacyclops |
| Species | Diacyclops conversus Reid, 2004 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 0.8 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Bou-Rouch pumpwell on Blue River, Crawford 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
- Crawford
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 1014258 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 1014259 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- USNM 288051 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 3 |
3 cataloged lots in 1 collection. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 3 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2 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.
How to cite this account
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