Ceuthonectes
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Ceuthonectes is a genus of copepod
s in the family Canthocamptidae
. It includes the Slovenia
n endemic species C. rouchi, which is listed as a vulnerable species
on the IUCN Red List
. Ceuthonectes contains the following species:
Copepod
Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic , some are benthic , and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests,...
s in the family Canthocamptidae
Canthocamptidae
Canthocamptidae is a family of copepods. Most of the 700 species are confined to fresh water, although there are also marine species. It contains the following genera:*Afrocamptus Chappuis, 1932*Antarctobiotus Chappuis, 1930...
. It includes the Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n endemic species C. rouchi, which is listed as a vulnerable species
Vulnerable species
On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:...
on the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
. Ceuthonectes contains the following species:
- Ceuthonectes boui Apostolov, 2002
- Ceuthonectes bulbiseta Apostolov, 2002
- Ceuthonectes chappuisi Rouch, 1980
- Ceuthonectes colchidanus (Borutsky, 1930)
- Ceuthonectes gallicus Chappuis, 1928
- Ceuthonectes haemusi Apostolov, 2000
- Ceuthonectes hungaricus Pónyi, 1958
- Ceuthonectes latifurcatus (Borutsky, 1931)
- Ceuthonectes mirabilis Miura, 1964
- Ceuthonectes pescei Cottarelli & Saporito, 1985
- Ceuthonectes petkovskii Karanovic, 1999
- Ceuthonectes rouchi Petkovski, 1984
- Ceuthonectes serbicus Chappuis, 1924
- Ceuthonectes vievilleae Rouch, 1980