Australocamptus hamondi
| Australocamptus hamondi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Harpacticoida |
| Family: | Canthocamptidae |
| Genus: | Australocamptus |
| Species: | A. hamondi |
| Binomial name | |
| Australocamptus hamondi Karanovic, 2004 | |
Australocamptus hamondi is a species of copepod in the family Canthocamptidae, and was first described in 2004 by Tomislav Karanovic.[2][3] The species epithet honours the British zoologist, Richard Hamond,[4] who spent many years in Australia, working on copepods and other Australian invertebrates.[4]
This subterranean species is found in arid Western Australia, in of one of the larger calcretes in the upper reaches of the Carey palaeochannel in the Yilgarn region.[3]
References
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Australocamptus hamondi Karanovic, 2004". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Australocamptus hamondi Karanovic, 2004". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- 1 2 Tomislav Karanovic (2004), Subterranean copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda) from arid Western Australia, Zeist: Brill Publishers, Wikidata Q138313488
- 1 2 R. B. Williams (2011). "A biographical memoir of Richard Hamond - aunique Norfolk naturalist" (PDF). Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. 44: 13–33. ISSN 0375-7226. Wikidata Q139300835.