Tigriopus californicus

Tigriopus californicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Harpacticidae
Genus: Tigriopus
Species:
T. californicus
Binomial name
Tigriopus californicus
(Baker, 1912)[1][2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Tigriopus triangulus Campbell, 1930
  • Tisbe californica Baker, 1912

Tigriopus californicus is an intertidal copepod species that is native on the Pacific coast of North America. This species has been the subject of numerous scientific studies on subjects ranging from its ecology, evolution, and neurobiology.

  1. ^ Baker, C. F. 1912. [1] Notes on the Crustacea of Laguna Beach. Ann. Rep. Laguna Marine Lab. 1: 100-117
  2. ^ Cecil R. Monk. 1941.[2] Marine Harpacticoid Copepods from California. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society , Vol. 60 pp. 75-99
  3. ^ T. Chad Walter (2013). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Tigriopus californicus (Baker, 1912)". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 17, 2013.