Epischura is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Epischura:
- Epischura fluviatilis <small>Herrick, 1883</small>
- Epischura lacustris <small>S. A. Forbes, 1882</small>
- Epischura massachusettsensis <small>Pearse, 1906</small>
- Epischura nevadensis <small>Lilljeborg, 1889</small>
- Epischura nordenskioldi <small>Lilljeborg, 1889</small>
- Epischura smirnovi <small>Borutsky, 1961</small>
- Epischura udylensis <small>Borutsky, 1947</small>
- Epischura vagans <small>Pickering, 1844</small>
- Epischura baikalensis <small>G. O. Sars, 1900</small>
- Epischura chankensis <small>Rylov, 1928</small>
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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