Paradiaptomus africanus

Paradiaptomus africanus is a species of copepod in the family Diaptomidae. As an example occurrence, Lovenula africana is found within the Makgadikgadi Pans, a seasonal hypersaline wetland in Botswana.^[2]

Paradiaptomus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Diaptomidae
Genus:	Paradiaptomus
Species:	P. africanus
Binomial name
Paradiaptomus africanus (Daday, 1910)
Synonyms [1]
Lovenula africana Daday, 1910

Related species

Other members of this genus are often found in certain African hypersaline lakes.^[3] For example, other species within this genus include:

• Paradiaptomus excellens
• Paradiaptomus simplex