Attheyella yemanjae

Attheyella yemanjae is a species of copepod in the family Canthocamptidae.

It is only known from the type locality, which is the Campo Úmido da Onça in Brazil's Distrito Federal (15°56′40″S 47°54′20″W / 15.94444°S 47.90556°W / -15.94444; -47.90556).

[2] It is listed as conservation dependent on the IUCN Red List.

[1] The specific epithet yemanjae commemorates Yemanjá, the "beneficent and terrible goddess of the sea and the patroness of those who work on the waters" in Candombé mythology.

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