Kikuchicamptus

Kikuchicamptus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthocamptidae
Genus: Kikuchicamptus
Novikov & Sharafutdinova, 2022

Kikuchicamptus is a genus of copepods in the family Canthocamptidae. The type species is Kikuchicamptus mirabilis The genus was first described in 2022 by Alexander Alexeevich Novikov and Dayana Sharafutdinova. The genus name honours Yoshiaki Kikuchi, a copepod specialist.