Pseudomoraria is a genus of copepods in the family Canthocamptidae. It is monotypic being represented by the single species Pseudomoraria triglavensis. It has only been found in a small alpine lake Močilec at an altitude of 1,690 metres (5,540 ft) in the Julian Alps of Triglav National Park, Slovenia.[2] It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[1]
| Pseudomoraria triglavensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Harpacticoida |
| Family: | Canthocamptidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomoraria Brancelj, 1994 |
| Species: | P. triglavensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomoraria triglavensis Brancelj, 1994
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See also
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edit- ^ a b Sket, B. (1996). "Pseudomoraria triglavensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18542A8408154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18542A8408154.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Anton Brancelj (1994). "Pseudomoraria triglavensis gen. n., sp. n. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from a high-alpine reservoir in Slovenia". Hydrobiologia. 294 (2): 89–98. Bibcode:1994HyBio.294...89B. doi:10.1007/BF00016848. S2CID 28810651.
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