Eurytemora

Eurytemora
Eurytemora affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Temoridae
Genus: Eurytemora
Giesbrecht, 1881
Type species
Eurytemora affinis
Synonyms
  • Temorella Claus, 1881

Eurytemora is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.

In E. affinis, the populations that invaded freshwater environments experienced directional selection for improved osmoregulatory ability, such that individuals were able to cope better with lowered levels of salinity and therefore survive and reproduce more successfully.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2020). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Eurytemora Giesbrecht, 1881". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. โ†‘ Lee, Catherine E., and John D. McPhail. "Directional Selection and Rapid Adaptation in Eurytemora affinis." Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 17, no. 6, 2004, pp. 1270โ€“1277.

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