Global diversity of copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) in freshwater

@article{Boxshall2007GlobalDO,
  title={Global diversity of copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) in freshwater},
  author={Geoffrey Allan Boxshall and Danielle Defaye},
  journal={Hydrobiologia},
  year={2007},
  volume={595},
  pages={195-207}
}
The zoogeographic distributions of the 2,814 species of copepods reported from freshwater are analysed. [] Key Result Faunal diversity is compared between zoogeographic regions: the Palaearctic region has more than double the species richness of the next most diverse region, the Neotropical. Historical factors affecting levels of diversity are identified. More than 90% of all freshwater copepods are endemic to a single-zoogeographic region and endemic genera occur in all regions except Antarctica.
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