Gladioferens
Encyclopedia
Gladioferens is a genus of copepod
s in the family Centropagidae
, found in coastal marine
and lagoon
habitats in the Southern hemisphere
. It contains the following species:
Copepod
Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic , some are benthic , and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests,...
s in the family Centropagidae
Centropagidae
Centropagidae is a family of copepods. Its members are particularly common as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America...
, found in coastal marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
and lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
habitats in the Southern hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
. It contains the following species:
- Gladioferens antarcticus Bayly, 1994
- Gladioferens imparipes Thomson, 1946
- Gladioferens inermis Nicholls, 1944
- Gladioferens pectinatus (Brady, 1899)
- Gladioferens spinosus Henry, 1919
- Gladioferens symmetricus Bayly, 1963