Cyclopidae
Encyclopedia
Cyclopidae is a family
of copepod
s. It contains more than half of the 1,200 species
in the order
Cyclopoida
in over 70 genera
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of copepod
Copepod
Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic , some are benthic , and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf fall in wet forests,...
s. It contains more than half of the 1,200 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida is an order of small crustaceans from the subclass Copepoda. Like many other copepods, members of Cyclopoida are small, planktonic animals living both in the sea and in freshwater habitats. They are capable of rapid movement...
in over 70 genera
Genera
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Genera
The following genera are accepted as valid:- Abdiacyclops Karanovic, 2005
- AcanthocyclopsAcanthocyclopsAcanthocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It was originally described by Friedrich Kiefer as a subgenus of Cyclops, and contains the following species:*Acanthocyclops abyssicola...
Kiefer, 1927 - AfrocyclopsAfrocyclopsAfrocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing the following species:*Afrocyclops alter Kiefer, 1935*Afrocyclops curticornis *Afrocyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935...
G. O. Sars, 1927 - Allocyclops Kiefer, 1932
- Ancheuryte Herbst, 1989
- Anzcyclops Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011
- Apocyclops Lindberg, 1942
- Australocyclops Morton, 1985
- Australoeucyclops Karanovic
- Austriocyclops Kiefer, 1964
- Bacillocyclops Lindberg, 1956
- Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927
- Caspicyclops Monchenko, 1986
- Cochlacocyclops Kiefer, 1955
- Colpocyclops Monchenko, 1977
- CyclopsCyclops (genus)Cyclops is one of the most common genera of freshwater copepods, comprising over 400 species . The name Cyclops comes from the Cyclops of Greek mythology which shares the quality of having a single large eye, which may be either red or black in Cyclops.Cyclops individuals may range from...
Müller, 1785 - Diacyclops Kiefer, 1927
- Dussartcyclops Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011
- Ectocyclops Brady, 1904
- Eucyclops Claus, 1893
- Euryte Philippi, 1843
- Faurea Labbé, 1927
- Fierscyclops Karanovic, 2004
- Fimbricyclops Reid, 1993
- Goniocyclops Kiefer, 1955
- Graeteriella Brehm, 1926
- HalicyclopsHalicyclopsHalicyclops is a genus of copepods belonging to the family Cyclopidae. There are currently 93 described species found in brackish habitats throughout the world:*Halicyclops aberrans C. E. F...
Norman, 1903 - Haplocyclops Kiefer, 1952
- Hesperocyclops Herbst, 1984
- Heterocyclops Claus, 1893
- Idiocyclops Herbst, 1987
- Itocyclops Reid & Ishida, 2000
- Kieferiella Lescher-Moutoue, 1976
- Macrocyclops Claus, 1893
- MegacyclopsMegacyclopsMegacyclops is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:*Megacyclops bicuspidatus *Megacyclops bisetosus *Megacyclops brachypus Kiefer, 1955*Megacyclops clandestinus...
Kiefer, 1927 - Menzeliella Lindberg, 1954
- Meridiecyclops Fiers, 2001
- MesocyclopsMesocyclopsMesocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. Mesocyclops is used as a nontoxic and inexpensive form of biological mosquito control.-Biological control:...
G. O. Sars, 1914 - MetacyclopsMetacyclopsMetacyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 73 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – M. campestris from Brazil , M. gasparoi from Italy and M...
Kiefer, 1927 - Microcyclops Claus, 1893
- Mixocyclops Kiefer, 1944
- MuscocyclopsMuscocyclopsMuscocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, comprising three species found only in South America. Two of the species – Muscocyclops bidentatus Reid, 1987 and Muscocyclops therasiae Reid, 1987 – are endemic to the Distrito Federal in Brazil, and are listed as...
Kiefer, 1937 - Neocyclops Gurney, 1927
- Neutrocyclops Kiefer, 1936
- Ochridacyclops Kiefer, 1937
- Orbuscyclops Karanovic, 2006
- Orthocyclops Forbes, 1897
- Palaeocyclops Monchenko, 1972
- Paracyclops Claus, 1893
- Paragraeteriella Rylov, 1948
- Pareuryte Herbst, 1952
- Pescecyclops Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011
- Pilbaracyclops Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011
- PonticyclopsPonticyclopsPonticyclops boscoi is a species of copepod in the family Cyclopidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitat is swamps....
Reid, 1987 - Prehendocyclops C. E. F. Rocha, Iliffe, Reid & Suarez-Morales, 2000
- Protocyclops Lindberg, 1952
- Psammocyclops Kiefer, 1955
- Psammophilocyclops Fryer, 1956
- Reidcyclops Karanovich, 2000
- Rheocyclops Reid, Strayer, McArthur, Stibbe & J. Lewis, 1999
- Rybocyclops Reddy & DeFaye, 2008
- Smirnoviella Monchenko, 1977
- Speocyclops Kiefer, 1937
- Stolonicyclops Reid, 1998
- Teratocyclops Plesa, 1981
- Thaumasiocyclops Kiefer, 1933
- ThermocyclopsThermocyclopsThermocyclops is a genus of crustacean in family Cyclopidae. It was first described and later extensively researched by Friedrich Kiefer, who discovered some 20 species...
Kiefer, 1927 - Troglocyclops C. E. F. Rocha & Iliffe, 1994
- TropocyclopsTropocyclopsTropocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It contains the following species:*Tropocyclops affinis Tropocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It contains the following species:*Tropocyclops affinis Tropocyclops is a genus of copepod...
Kiefer, 1927 - Yansacyclops Reid, 1988
- Zealandcyclops Karanovic, 2005