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Checklist for Family Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815 (copepods)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
194
840
2632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
152
685
2251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
152
684
2250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
117
531
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Cyclopoida
Rafinesque, 1815
Cyclopoid copepods
44
187
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cyclopida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
4
38
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCyclopidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Copepods
25
186
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
25 Genera with 186 Species
#ABCEGHMNOPST
Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Afrocyclops G.O. Sars, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclops Kiefer, 20156SpeciesTaxom
Apocyclops Lindberg, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocyclops G. O. Sars, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Cyclops O. F. Müller, 182036SpeciesTaxom
Ectocyclops Brady, 19049SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclops Claus, 192727SpeciesTaxom
Graeteriella Brehm, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Halicyclops Norman, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocyclops Herbst, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Macrocyclops Claus, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Megacyclops Kiefer, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Mesocyclops G. O. Sars, 195725SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclops Kiefer, 19818SpeciesTaxom
Microcyclops Claus, 186320SpeciesTaxom
Neocyclops Gurney, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ochridacyclops Kiefer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclops Claus, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Platycyclops Sars G.O., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Psammocyclops Kiefer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Speocyclops Kiefer, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Thermocyclops Kiefer, 192820SpeciesTaxom
Tropocyclops Kiefer, 19088SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
186 Species and 17 Subspecies
Acanthocyclops vernalis Fischer, 1853
Afrocyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935
Afrocyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Afrocyclops ikennus Onabamiro, 1957
Afrocyclops pauliani Lindberg, 1951
Allocyclops cavicola Chappuis, 1951
Allocyclops nudus Fiers & Lagnika, 2015
Allocyclops pilosus Fiers & Lagnika, 2015
Allocyclops ritae Dumont & Lamoot, 1978
Allocyclops sakitii Fiers & Lagnika, 2015
Allocyclops spinifer Fiers & Lagnika, 2015
Apocyclops dengizicus Lepeshkin, 1900
Cryptocyclops assimilis (Sars G.O., 1927)⇒ Microcyclops assimilis Sars G.O., 1927
Cryptocyclops bicolor G. O. Sars, 1863
Cryptocyclops bicolor linjanticus Kiefer, 1928
Cryptocyclops caudatus (Sars G.O., 1927)⇒ Microcyclops caudatus Sars G.O., 1927
Cryptocyclops crassipes (Sars G.O., 1927)⇒ Microcyclops crassipes Sars G.O., 1927
Cryptocyclops jenkinae (Lowndes, 1933)⇒ Microcyclops jenkinae Lowndes, 1933
Cryptocyclops tanganicae (Gurney, 1928)⇒ Microcyclops tanganicae Gurney, 1928
Cyclops agilis Koch, 1838
Cyclops agiloides Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops angustus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops attenuatus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops benellus
Cyclops bicolor Sars G.O., 1863
Cyclops brevipes Brady, 1910
Cyclops ciliatus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops compactus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops cunningtoni Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops dengizicus Lepeshkin, 1900
Cyclops diaphanus Fischer, 1853
Cyclops dubius Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops euacanthus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops exiguus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops falsus Kiefer, 1929
Cyclops fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
Cyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Cyclops laevimargo Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Cyclops longistylis Brady, 1907
Cyclops neglectus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops nigeriae Brady, 1910
Cyclops oligarthrus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops pachycomus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838)⇒ Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Cyclops prasinus (Fischer, 1860)⇒ Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860
Cyclops pusillus Brady, 1904
Cyclops rarispinus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops semiserratus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops simillimus Brady, 1907
Cyclops tenellus Sars G.O., 1909
Cyclops varicans (Sars G.O., 1863)⇒ Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Cyclops varicoides Brady, 1908
Cyclops virescens Brady, 1910
Cyclops viridis Jurine, 1820
Ectocyclops affinis Sars G.O., 1863
Ectocyclops compactus Sars G.O., 1909
Ectocyclops coperes Gurney, 1928
Ectocyclops hirsutus Kiefer, 1930
Ectocyclops ilariensis Onabamiro, 1952
Ectocyclops oligarthrus Sars G.O., 1909
Ectocyclops phaleratus Koch, 1838
Ectocyclops rahmi Lindberg, 1957
Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) agiloides Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops agiloides azorensis Defaye & Dus..., 1991
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) hadjebensis Kiefer, 1926
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) serrulatus Fischer, 1851
Eucyclops serrulatus serrulatus Fischer, 1851
Eucyclops serrulatus speratus Lilljeborg, 1901
Eucyclops agilis Koch, 1838
Eucyclops angustus Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops bathanalicola Boxshall & S..., 2006
Eucyclops caparti Lindberg, 1951
Eucyclops ciliatus Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops congolensis Lindberg, 1951
Eucyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935
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 paucidenticulatus Lindberg, 1951
Eucyclops prasinus (Fischer, 1860)⇒ Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860
Eucyclops productus Kiefer, 1936
Eucyclops rarispinus Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops semiserratus Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops serratulus Fischer, 1851
Eucyclops spatharum Harding, 1942
Eucyclops sublaevis Sars G.O., 1927
Graeteriella (Graeteriella) unisetigera Graeter, 1910
Halicyclops cryptus cryptus Monchenko, 1979
Halicyclops denticulatus Kiefer, 1960
Halicyclops isouni
Halicyclops korodiensis Onabamiro, 1952
Halicyclops korodiensis ojanugas
Halicyclops troglodytes Kiefer, 1954
Hesperocyclops transsaharicus Lamoot, Dumo..., 1981
Macrocyclops albidus Jurine, 1820
Macrocyclops albidus albidus Jurine, 1820
Macrocyclops albidus oligolasius Kiefer, 1928
Macrocyclops oligolasius Kiefer, 1938
Megacyclops viridis Jurine, 1820Cyclopoid copepod
Megacyclops viridis viridis Jurine, 1820
Mesocyclops aequatorialis Kiefer, 1929
Mesocyclops aequatorialis similis van de Velde, 1984
Mesocyclops aspericornis Daday, 1906Brown spiny doris
Mesocyclops bosumtwii Mirabdullaye..., 2007
Mesocyclops brevipes Brady, 1910
Mesocyclops hyalinus (Rehberg, 1880)⇒ Thermocyclops hyalinus Rehberg, 1880
Mesocyclops insulensis Dussart, 1982
Mesocyclops kieferi van de Velde, 1984
Mesocyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Mesocyclops leuckarti aequatorialis Kiefer, 1929
Mesocyclops leuckarti pilosus Kiefer, 1930
Mesocyclops leukarti Claus, 1857
Mesocyclops major Sars G.O., 1927
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 spinosus van de Velde, 1984
Mesocyclops tenellus Sars G.O., 1909
Mesocyclops vizarae Fryer, 1957
Mesocyclops vizare Fryer, 1957
Metacyclops chelazzii Dumont, 1981
Metacyclops dengizicus Lepeshkin, 1900
Metacyclops mendocinus Wierzejski, 1892
Metacyclops mendocinus insulensis Defaye & Dus..., 1991
Metacyclops minutus Claus, 1863
Metacyclops pseudoanceps Green, 1962
Metacyclops somalicus Dumont, 1981
Metacyclops trispinosus Dumont, 1981
Microcyclops assimilis Sars G.O., 1927
Microcyclops attenuatus Sars G.O., 1909
Microcyclops bicolor Sars G.O., 1863
Microcyclops caudatus Sars G.O., 1927
Microcyclops crassipes Sars G.O., 1927
Microcyclops cunningtoni Sars G.O., 1909
Microcyclops davidi Chappuis, 1922
Microcyclops dengizicus Lepeshkin, 1900
Microcyclops diaphanus Fischer, 1853
Microcyclops exiguus Sars G.O., 1909
Microcyclops falsus Kiefer, 1929
Microcyclops gemellus Gurney, 1928
Microcyclops jenkinae Lowndes, 1933
Microcyclops linjanticus Kiefer, 1928
Microcyclops minutus Claus, 1863
Microcyclops pachycomus Sars G.O., 1909
Microcyclops pseudoanceps Green, 1962
Microcyclops rubelloides Kiefer, 1952
Microcyclops tanganicae Gurney, 1928
Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Neocyclops affinis Dussart, 1974
Ochridacyclops kenyaensis Tomikawa, It..., 2005
Paracyclops affinis Sars G.O., 1863
Paracyclops chiltoni Thomson, 1883
Paracyclops coperes Gurney, 1928
Paracyclops fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
Paracyclops finitimus Kiefer, 1929
Paracyclops imminutus Kiefer, 1929
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
Speocyclops demetiensis Scourfield, 1932
Speocyclops demetiensis demetiensis Scourfield, 1932
Speocyclops transsaharicus (Lamoot, Dumo..., 1981)⇒ Hesperocyclops transsaharicus Lamoot, Dumo..., 1981
Thermocyclops africae Baribwegure,..., 2001
Thermocyclops consimilis Kiefer, 1934
Thermocyclops crassus Fischer, 1853Copepod
Thermocyclops decipiens Kiefer, 1929
Thermocyclops emini Mrázek, 1898
Thermocyclops ethiopiensis Defaye, 1988
Thermocyclops hyalinus Rehberg, 1880
Thermocyclops incisus Kiefer, 1932
Thermocyclops inopinus Kiefer, 1926
Thermocyclops iwoyensis
Thermocyclops iwoyiensis Onabamiro, 1952
Thermocyclops macracanthus Kiefer, 1929
Thermocyclops neglectus Sars G.O., 1909
Thermocyclops nigerianus Kiefer, 1932
Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars G.O., 1927
Thermocyclops oblongatus nigerianus Kiefer, 1932
Thermocyclops ouadanei van de Velde, 1978
Thermocyclops retroversus Kiefer, 1929
Thermocyclops schmeili Poppe & Mrázek, 1895
Thermocyclops schuurmanae Kiefer, 1928
Tropocyclops confinis Kiefer, 1930
Tropocyclops confinis awiensis Onabamiro, 1957
Tropocyclops mellanbyi Onabamiro, 1952
Tropocyclops onabamiroi Lindberg, 1950
Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860Native yellow purslane
Tropocyclops prasinus shagamiensis Onabamiro, 1957
Tropocyclops tenellus Sars G.O., 1909
Tropocyclops varicoides Brady, 1908

Subnodes of Cyclopidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyCyclopinae
Burmeister, 1834
13
122
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEucyclopinae
Kiefer, 1927
6
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalicyclopinae
Kiefer, 1927
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cyclopidae at artfakta.se
Cyclopidae at dyntaxa.se
Cyclopidae at gbif.org
Cyclopidae at irmng.org
Cyclopidae at itis.gov
Cyclopidae at marinespecies.org