Epischura is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Epischura:
Epischura fluviatilis Herrick, 1883 Epischura lacustris S. A. Forbes, 1882 Epischura massachusettsensis Pearse, 1906 Epischura nevadensis Lilljeborg, 1889 Epischura nordenskioldi Lilljeborg, 1889 Epischura smirnovi Borutsky, 1961 Epischura udylensis Borutsky, 1947 Epischura vagans Pickering, 1844 Epischura baikalensis G. O. Sars, 1900 Epischura chankensis Rylov, 1928
It has recently been proposed that Epischura is paraphyletic with respect to Heterocope and that the Siberian species, Epischura baikalensis and Epischurella chankensis, be moved to the resurrected genus Epischurella.
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