Temoridae
Giesbrecht, 1893
Temoridae is a of calanoid copepods established by Giesbrecht in 1893. The family includes seven : Epischura, Epischurella, Eurytemora, Ganchosia, Heterocope, Lahmeyeria, and Temora. Members inhabit diverse aquatic environments ranging from freshwater lakes to brackish estuaries and marine coastal waters. The genus Eurytemora has been extensively studied due to its containing cryptic with significant genetic and morphological heterogeneity.
Pronunciation
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Habitat
Freshwater lakes, brackish estuaries, and coastal marine waters. Specific documented include mesotrophic dimictic lakes, rivers, and estuaries such as the Tamar, Seine, Scheldt, Loire, and Gironde Estuaries; also the Baltic Sea and Caspian Sea.
Distribution
Palearctic region with records from Western Europe (including European Russia), Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Vermont, US), and Asia (Caspian Sea). Some previously considered Holarctic with six main clades across the northern hemisphere.
Human Relevance
Eurytemora lacustris serves as an for good ecological conditions due to its narrow environmental requirements and sensitivity to eutrophication and global warming. Some demonstrate potential, as evidenced by the North clade of E. carolleeae invading the Baltic Sea.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Representatives of the genus Eurytemora Giesbrecht, 1881 (Calanoida, Temoridae) in aquatic ecosystems of Belarus
- Variability of mandible shape in the freshwater glacial relict Eurytemora lacustris (Poppe, 1887) (Copepoda, Calanoida, Temoridae)
- Genetic and morphological heterogeneity among populations of Eurytemora affinis (Crustacea: Copepoda: Temoridae) in European waters
- Insights into the morphology and molecular characterisation of glacial relict Eurytemora lacustris (Poppe, 1887) (Crustacea, Copepoda, Calanoida, Temoridae)