Ponticyclops is a genus of copepods in the family Cyclopidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Ponticyclops boscoi.[2] It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitat is swamps.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Cyclopidae |
| Genus: | Ponticyclops Reid, 1987 |
| Species: | P. boscoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ponticyclops boscoi Reid, 1987
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References
edit- ^ Reid, J.W. (1996). "Ponticyclops boscoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17976A7641072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17976A7641072.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ T. Chad Walter (July 15, 2008). T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Ponticyclops Reid, 1987". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
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