Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis

Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis is a species of copepod in the family Diaptomidae. It was described in 1981 from specimens collected in the Krishna River, Lake Kolleru and bodies of water in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[2]

Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexanauplia
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Heliodiaptomus
Species:
H. kolleruensis
Binomial name
Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis
Reddy & Radhakrishna, 1981

References

  1. Y. Ranga Reddy & Y. Radhakrishna (1981). "On the genus Heliodiaptomus Kiefer in India, including the description of a new species (Copepoda, Calanoida)". Hydrobiologia. 83 (1): 161–172. doi:10.1007/BF02187159.
  2. J. W. Reid (1996). "Heliodiaptomus kolleruensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T9810A13018589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9810A13018589.en. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


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