Harpacticoida sp.
Harpacticoida is an order of copepods, in the subphylum Crustacea.
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Various members of the order Harpacticoida are found in the marine environment and in fresh water.
All year round.
Widespread in British waters, both coastal and inland.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
GU Canal, Watermead CP
27 September 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Woodlice, Crustaceans
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Harpacticoida
- Family:
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 27/09/2022 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 27/09/2022 (Nicholls, David)
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