Boeckella palustris

Boeckella palustris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Centropagidae
Genus:	Boeckella
Species:	B. palustris
Binomial name
	Boeckella palustris; (Harding, 1955)
Synonyms
	Boeckella peruviensis (Löffler, 1955); Pseudoboeckella palustris Harding, 1955; Pseudoboeckella peruviensis Löffler, 1955;

Boeckella palustris is a species of copepod found in South America. It inhabits shallow pools, including the highest body of water ever to have yielded a crustacean, at an altitude of 5,930 m (19,460 ft) in the Andes. It was described independently by two scientists in 1955, using material brought back by different European expeditions to the same region.

^ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter; G. Boxshall (eds.). "Boeckella palustris (Harding, 1955)". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[1] T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter; G. Boxshall (eds.). "Boeckella palustris (Harding, 1955)". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

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