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Checklist for Suborder Cyclopida Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
151
543
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
122
450
1222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
122
450
1222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
91
351
896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Cyclopoida
Rafinesque, 1815
Cyclopoid copepods
34
145
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cyclopida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
3
28
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
3 Families width 120 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815Copepods88SpeciesTaxom
Lernaeidae Cobbold, 187921SpeciesTaxom
Ascidicolidae Thorell, 186011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
28 Genera with 120 Species
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Afrocyclops G.O. Sars, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Afrolernaea Fryer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Botryllophilus Hesse, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocyclops G. O. Sars, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cyclops O. F. Müller, 186320SpeciesTaxom
Ectocyclops Brady, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Enterocola Beneden, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Enteropsis Aurivillius, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclops Claus, 194212SpeciesTaxom
Graeteriella Brehm, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Halicyclops Norman, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Haplostoma Canu, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Haplostomides Chatton and ..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lamproglena Nordmann, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Lamproglenoides Fryer, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Lernaea Linnaeus, 19509SpeciesTaxom
Mesocyclops G. O. Sars, 195717SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclops Kiefer, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Microcyclops Claus, 18639SpeciesTaxom
Neocyclops Gurney, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ochridacyclops Kiefer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Opistholernaea Yin, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Opistolernaea1SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclops Claus, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Platycyclops Sars G.O., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Psammocyclops Kiefer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Thermocyclops Kiefer, 19288SpeciesTaxom
Tropocyclops Kiefer, 19093SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
120 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrocyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Afrolernaea longicollis Fryer, 1956
Botryllophilus millari Ooishi, 2014
Cryptocyclops bicolor G. O. Sars, 1863
Cryptocyclops jenkinae (Lowndes, 1933)⇒ Microcyclops jenkinae Lowndes, 1933
Cyclops agiloides Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops angustus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops attenuatus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops benellus
Cyclops ciliatus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops compactus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops cunningtoni Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops dubius Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops euacanthus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops exiguus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops laevimargo Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Cyclops neglectus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops oligarthrus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops pachycomus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops prasinus (Fischer, 1860)⇒ Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860
Cyclops rarispinus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops semiserratus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops tenellus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops varicans (Sars G.O., 1863)⇒ Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Ectocyclops compactus Sars G.O., 1909
Ectocyclops coperes Gurney, 1928
Ectocyclops oligarthrus Sars G.O., 1909
Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Enterocola coniculus Ooishi, 2014
Enterocola ianthina Illg & Dudley, 1980
Enterocola ianthinus Illg & Dudley, 1980
Enteropsis fusiformis Ooishi, 2009
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) agiloides Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops angustus Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops ciliatus Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops dubius Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops echinatus Kiefer, 1926
Eucyclops euacanthus Sars G.O., 1918
Eucyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Eucyclops laevimargo Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops parvicornis Harding, 1942
Eucyclops prasinus (Fischer, 1860)⇒ Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860
Eucyclops rarispinus Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops spatharum Harding, 1942
Graeteriella (Graeteriella) unisetigera Graeter, 1910
Halicyclops denticulatus Kiefer, 1960
Haplostoma bispinosum Ooishi, 2009
Haplostoma elongatum Ooishi, 2009
Haplostoma humesi Ooishi, 1995
Haplostoma junctum Ooishi, 2009
Haplostoma madagascarensis Ooishi, 2009
Haplostomides gottoi Ooishi, 2008
Lamproglena barbicola Fryer, 1961
Lamproglena clariae Fryer, 1956
Lamproglena hemprichii Nordmann, 1832
Lamproglena monodi Capart, 1944
Lamproglena nyasae Fryer, 1956
Lamproglenoides vermiformis Fryer, 1964
Lamproglenoides vermifornis Fryer, 1964
Lernaea barnimiana Hartmann, 1865
Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758Anchor Worm
Lernaea diceracephala Cunnington, 1914
Lernaea haplocephala Cunnington, 1914
Lernaea hardingi Fryer, 1956
Lernaea inflata Fryer, 1961
Lernaea laterobrachialis (Fryer, 1959)⇒ Opistholernaea laterobrachialis Fryer, 1959
Lernaea laterobranchialis Fryer, 1959
Lernaea lophiara Harding, 1950
Mesocyclops aequatorialis Kiefer, 1929
Mesocyclops aequatorialis similis van de Velde, 1984
Mesocyclops hyalinus (Rehberg, 1880)⇒ Thermocyclops hyalinus Rehberg, 1880
Mesocyclops insulensis Dussart, 1982
Mesocyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Mesocyclops leuckarti pilosus Kiefer, 1930
Mesocyclops neglectus Sars G.O., 1909
Mesocyclops obsoletus Koch, 1838
Mesocyclops ogunnus Onabamiro, 1957White-flowering currant
Mesocyclops paludosus Lindberg, 1956
Mesocyclops pilosus Kiefer, 1930
Mesocyclops rarus Kiefer, 1981
Mesocyclops salinus Onabamiro, 1957
Mesocyclops schuurmanae Kiefer, 1928
Mesocyclops tenellus Sars G.O., 1909
Mesocyclops vizarae Fryer, 1957
Mesocyclops vizare Fryer, 1957
Metacyclops chelazzii Dumont, 1981
Metacyclops dengizicus Lepeshkin, 1900
Metacyclops somalicus Dumont, 1981
Microcyclops attenuatus Sars G.O., 1909
Microcyclops bicolor Sars G.O., 1863
Microcyclops dengizicus Lepeshkin, 1900
Microcyclops exiguus Sars G.O., 1909
Microcyclops gemellus Gurney, 1928
Microcyclops jenkinae Lowndes, 1933
Microcyclops pachycomus Sars G.O., 1909
Microcyclops tanganicae Gurney, 1928
Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Neocyclops affinis Dussart, 1974
Ochridacyclops kenyaensis Tomikawa, It..., 2005
Opistholernaea laterobrachialis Fryer, 1959
Opistholernaea laterobranchialis Fryer, 1959
Opistholernaea longa Harding, 1950
Opistolernaea longa
Paracyclops coperes Gurney, 1928
Paracyclops fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
Paracyclops longispina Karaytug, De..., 1998
Paracyclops oligarthrus Sars G.O., 1909
Platycyclops oligarthrus (Sars G.O., 1909)⇒ Ectocyclops oligarthrus Sars G.O., 1909
Platycyclops rubescens (Brady, 1904)⇒ Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Psammocyclops excellens Kiefer, 1955
Thermocyclops decipiens Kiefer, 1929
Thermocyclops emini Mrázek, 1898
Thermocyclops ethiopiensis Defaye, 1988
Thermocyclops hyalinus Rehberg, 1880
Thermocyclops incisus Kiefer, 1932
Thermocyclops neglectus Sars G.O., 1909
Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars G.O., 1927
Thermocyclops schuurmanae Kiefer, 1928
Tropocyclops confinis Kiefer, 1930
Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860Native yellow purslane
Tropocyclops tenellus Sars G.O., 1909

Subnodes of Cyclopida with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyAscidicolidae
Thorell, 1860
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyclopidae
Rafinesque, 1815
copepods
17
88
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLernaeidae
Cobbold, 1879
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cyclopida at marinespecies.org