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Checklist for Family Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815 (copepods)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
202
828
2717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
167
698
2469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
166
696
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
131
563
1999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Cyclopoida
Rafinesque, 1815
Cyclopoid copepods
56
176
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cyclopida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
7
37
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCyclopidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Copepods
22
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
22 Genera with 134 Species
#ACDEHMPSTZ
Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 182013SpeciesTaxom
Acantocyclops1SpeciesTaxom
Altheutha1SpeciesTaxom
Anzcyclops Karanovic, E..., 19581SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocyclops G. O. Sars, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cyclops O. F. Müller, 183859SpeciesTaxom
Diacyclops Kiefer, 188214SpeciesTaxom
Ectocyclops Brady, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclops Claus, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Euryte Philippi, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Halicyclops Norman, 19059SpeciesTaxom
Homocyclops S. A. Forbes, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Macrocyclops Claus, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Megacyclops Kiefer, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Mesocyclops G. O. Sars, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclops Kiefer, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Microcyclops Claus, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclops Claus, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Speocyclops Kiefer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Thermocyclops Kiefer, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Tropocyclops Kiefer, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Zealandcyclops Karanovic, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
134 Species and 14 Subspecies
Acanthocyclops bicuspidatus Claus, 1857
Acanthocyclops bisetosus Rehberg, 1880
Acanthocyclops gigas Claus, 1857
Acanthocyclops gigas latipes Lowndes, 1927
Acanthocyclops languidoides Lilljeborg, 1901
Acanthocyclops languidus Sars G.O., 1863
Acanthocyclops latipes Lowndes, 1927
Acanthocyclops parasensitivus Reid, 1998
Acanthocyclops robustus Sars, 1863
Acanthocyclops sensitivus Graeter & Ch..., 1914
Acanthocyclops venustus Norman & Sco..., 1906
Acanthocyclops vernalis Fischer, 1853
Acanthocyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Megacyclops viridis Jurine, 1820
Acantocyclops latipes Lowndes, 1927
Altheutha interrupta
Anzcyclops silvestris Harding, 1958
Cryptocyclops bicolor G. O. Sars, 1863
Cyclops abyssorum Sars G.O., 1863Arroyo fameflower
Cyclops aequoreus Fischer, 1860
Cyclops affinis Sars G.O., 1863
Cyclops albidus (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Macrocyclops albidus Jurine, 1820
Cyclops annulicornis (Koch, 1838)⇒ Macrocyclops annulicornis Koch, 1838
Cyclops bicuspidatus Claus, 1857
Cyclops bicuspidatus lubbocki Brady, 1868
Cyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880)⇒ Diacyclops bisetosus Rehberg, 1880
Cyclops bistriatus Koch, 1838
Cyclops brevicornis (Baird, 1835)⇒ Tigriopus brevicornis Müller O.F., 1776
Cyclops crassicornis Müller O.F., 1785
Cyclops diaphanus Fischer, 1853
Cyclops dybowskii Lande, 1890
Cyclops eboracensis Brady, 1902
Cyclops ewarti Brady, 1888
Cyclops fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
Cyclops furcifer Claus, 1857
Cyclops fuscus (Jurine, 1820)⇒ Macrocyclops fuscus Jurine, 1820
Cyclops gigas Claus, 1857
Cyclops gracilis Lilljeborg, 1853
Cyclops helleri Brady, 1878
Cyclops hyalinus (Rehberg, 1880)⇒ Thermocyclops hyalinus Rehberg, 1880
Cyclops insignis Claus, 1857
Cyclops kaufmanni Ulyanin, 1875
Cyclops lacunae Lowndes, 1926
Cyclops languidus Sars G.O., 1863
Cyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927)⇒ Megacyclops latipes Lowndes, 1927
Cyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Cyclops longicaudatus Poggenpol, 1874
Cyclops macrurus Sars G.O., 1863
Cyclops magnoctavus Cragin, 1883
Cyclops minutus (Claus, 1863)⇒ 
Cyclops nanus Sars G.O., 1863
Cyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838)⇒ Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Cyclops prasinus (Fischer, 1860)⇒ Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860
Cyclops pulchellus (Koch, 1838)⇒ Diacyclops nanus Sars G.O., 1863
Cyclops robustus (G. O. Sars, 1863)⇒ Acanthocyclops robustus Sars, 1863
Cyclops rubellus Lilljeborg, 1901
Cyclops scourfieldi Brady, 1891
Cyclops scutifer Sars G.O., 1863
Cyclops sensitivus Graeter & Ch..., 1914
Cyclops serrulatus Fischer, 1851
Cyclops signatus Koch, 1838
Cyclops strenuus Fischer, 1851Copepod
Cyclops strenuus abyssorum Sars G.O., 1862
Cyclops strenuus gracilipes Sars G.O., 1903
Cyclops tenuicornis Claus, 1857
Cyclops thomasi (Claus, 1857)⇒ Diacyclops thomasi Forbes S.A., 1882
Cyclops unisetiger Graeter, 1899
Cyclops varius Lilljeborg, 1901
Cyclops varius brachyurus Lilljeborg, 1901
Cyclops varius proximus Lilljeborg, 1901
Cyclops varius speratus Lilljeborg, 1901
Cyclops venustus Norman & Sco..., 1906
Cyclops vernalis (Fischer, 1853)⇒ Acanthocyclops vernalis Fischer, 1853
Cyclops vernalis elongatus Claus, 1893
Cyclops vicinus Ulyanin, 1875MacDougal's aletes
Cyclops viridis Jurine, 1820
Cyclops vulgaris Koch, 1838
Diacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857)⇒ Cyclops bicuspidatus Claus, 1857
Diacyclops bicuspidatus lubbocki Brady, 1868
Diacyclops bisetosus Rehberg, 1880
Diacyclops crassicaudis G.O. Sars, 1863
Diacyclops crassicaudis brachycercus Kiefer, 1927
Diacyclops eriophori Gurney, 1927
Diacyclops hiberniae
Diacyclops hypnicola Gurney, 1927
Diacyclops languidoides Lilljeborg, 1901Black-tipped spiny doris
Diacyclops languidus Sars G.O., 1863
Diacyclops nanus Sars G.O., 1863
Diacyclops navus Herrick, 1882
Diacyclops nearcticus Kiefer, 1934
Diacyclops thomasi Forbes S.A., 1882
Ectocyclops affinis Sars G.O., 1863
Ectocyclops phaleratus Koch, 1838
Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) denticulatus Nicolet, 1849
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) macruroides Lilljeborg, 1901Black-tipped spiny doris
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) macrurus Sars G.O., 1863
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) serrulatus Fischer, 1851
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) speratus Lilljeborg, 1901Black-tipped spiny doris
Eucyclops agilis Koch, 1838
Euryte longicauda Philippi, 1843Little rose
Euryte minor (T Scott, 1905)⇒ Euryte longicauda Philippi, 1843
Euryte robusta Giesbrecht, 1900
Halicyclops aequoreus Fischer, 1860
Halicyclops brevispinosus Herbst, 1952Curlyheads
Halicyclops christianensis Boeck, 1872
Halicyclops cryptus cryptus Monchenko, 1979
Halicyclops incognitus Herbst, 1962Palmer's clematis
Halicyclops magniceps Lilljeborg, 1853
Halicyclops neglectus Kiefer, 1935
Halicyclops neglectus septentrionalis Kiefer, 1935
Halicyclops propinquus Sars G.O., 1905
Homocyclops ater Herrick, 1882
Macrocyclops albidus Jurine, 1820
Macrocyclops annulicornis Koch, 1838
Macrocyclops bistriatus Koch, 1838
Macrocyclops distinctus Richard, 1887
Macrocyclops fuscus Jurine, 1820Giant copepod
Macrocyclops signatus Koch, 1838
Megacyclops gigas Claus, 1857
Megacyclops languidoides Lilljeborg, 1901
Megacyclops languidus Sars G.O., 1863
Megacyclops latipes Lowndes, 1927
Megacyclops viridis Jurine, 1820Cyclopoid copepod
Mesocyclops crassus Fischer, 1853
Mesocyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Metacyclops gracilis Lilljeborg, 1853
Metacyclops minutus Claus, 1863
Microcyclops bicolor Sars G.O., 1863
Microcyclops diaphanus Fischer, 1853
Microcyclops elongatus Lowndes, 1934
Microcyclops gracilis Lilljeborg, 1853
Microcyclops rubellus (Lilljeborg, 1901)⇒ Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Microcyclops varicans varicans Sars, 1863
Paracyclops affinis Sars G.O., 1863
Paracyclops chiltoni Thomson, 1883
Paracyclops fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
Paracyclops imminutus Kiefer, 1929
Paracyclops poppei Rehberg, 1880Copepod
Speocyclops demetiensis Scourfield, 1932
Thermocyclops crassus Fischer, 1853Copepod
Thermocyclops dybowskii Lande, 1890
Thermocyclops hyalinus Rehberg, 1880
Tropocyclops jamaicensis Reid & Janetzky, 1996
Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860Native yellow purslane
Tropocyclops prasinus shagamiensis Onabamiro, 1957
Zealandcyclops fenwicki Karanovic, 2005

Subnodes of Cyclopidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyCyclopinae
Burmeister, 1834
11
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEucyclopinae
Kiefer, 1927
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalicyclopinae
Kiefer, 1927
1
8
Genus
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