Pseudomoraria

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Pseudomoraria triglavensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthocamptidae
Genus: Pseudomoraria
Brancelj, 1994
Species:
P. triglavensis
Binomial name
Pseudomoraria triglavensis
Brancelj, 1994

Pseudomoraria is a genus of copepods in the family Canthocamptidae. It is monotypic being represented by the single species Pseudomoraria triglavensis. It has only been found in a small alpine lake Močilec at an altitude of 1,690 metres (5,540 ft) in the Julian Alps of Triglav National Park, Slovenia.[2] It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Sket, B. (1996). "Pseudomoraria triglavensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18542A8408154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18542A8408154.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Anton Brancelj (1994). "Pseudomoraria triglavensis gen. n., sp. n. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from a high-alpine reservoir in Slovenia". Hydrobiologia. 294 (2): 89–98. doi:10.1007/BF00016848. S2CID 28810651.