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Ditrichocorycaeus amazonicus (Dahl F., 1894)

Copépodo, Copepod

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Copepoda

Order
Cyclopoida

Family
Corycaeidae

Genus
Ditrichocorycaeus

Species
amazonicus

Taxon category: Accepted

Parent Ditrichocorycaeus Dahl M., 1912 Orig. name Corycaeus amazonicus Dahl F., 1894 Synonymised names Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) amazonicus Dahl F., 1894 Corycaeus amazonicus Dahl F., 1894 (generic reassignment)

Distribution

Distribution: Western zone: Isabela, Fernandina

References

Diego F. Figueroa (2021) Environmental forcing on zooplankton distribution in the coastal waters of the Galápagos Islands: spatial and seasonal patterns in the copepod community structure Vol. 661: 49–69, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13617 https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps_oa/m661p049.pdf

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ditrichocorycaeus amazonicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18926. Accessed 4 November 2026.