Acanthodiaptomus

Acanthodiaptomus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Acanthodiaptomus
Kiefer, 1932

Acanthodiaptomus is a genus of Diaptomidae.

The genus was described in 1932 by Friedrich Kiefer.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species include:

  • Acanthodiaptomus denticornis (Wierzejski, 1887)
  • Acanthodiaptomus pacificus (Burckhardt, 1913)
  • Acanthodiaptomus tibetanus (Daday, 1907)