Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Diarthrodella parorbiculata pacifica Mielke, 1984

copépodo, Copepod

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Copepoda

Order
Harpacticoida

Family
Paramesochridae

Genus
Diarthrodella

Species
parorbiculata

Subspecies
pacifica

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Mielke, W. (2003) Meiobenthic copepods of Galápagos: species composition, distribution, colonization, speciation. Bull. of Marine Science 73(3): 557-568.
  • Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Diarthrodella parorbiculata pacifica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12607. Accessed 4 November 2026.