Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis

Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis

Extinct (2004)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Genus: Mastigodiaptomus
Species:
M. galapagoensis
Binomial name
Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis
Elías-Gutiérrez, Steinitz-Kannan, Suárez-Morales & López, 2023

Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis was a species of calanoid copepod in the family Diaptomidae.[2][3] The species was endemic to San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos islands. It has not been recorded since 2004 is now thought to be extinct.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Suárez-Morales, E.; Reid, J.W. (2025). "Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T273147335A273147385. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T273147335A273147385.en. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. ^ Elías-Gutiérrez, Manuel; Steinitz-Kannan, Miriam; Suárez-Morales, Eduardo; López, Carlos (2023-08-11). "Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Diaptomidae), a possibly extinct copepod from a crater lake of the Galápagos archipelago". PeerJ. 11 e15807. doi:10.7717/peerj.15807. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 10424671. PMID 37583912.
  3. ^ Steinitz-Kannan, Miriam; Gomes Barbosa, Luciana; Soto, Luz Marina; López, Carlos (2024-10-01). "Studies of lentic inland water ecosystems in the Galapagos Archipelago: current state of knowledge and bibliometric analysis". Inland Waters. 14 (4): 413–429. Bibcode:2024InWat..14..413S. doi:10.1080/20442041.2024.2395148. ISSN 2044-2041.
  4. ^ Elías-Gutiérrez, Manuel; Steinitz-Kannan, Miriam; Suárez-Morales, Eduardo; López, Carlos (2023). "Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Diaptomidae), a possibly extinct copepod from a crater lake of the Galápagos archipelago". PeerJ. 11 e15807. doi:10.7717/peerj.15807. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 10424671. PMID 37583912.