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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
36
64
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
29
53
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
29
53
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
14
30
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Cyclopoida
Rafinesque, 1815
Cyclopoid copepods
7
23
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cyclopida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
2
14
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCyclopidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Copepods
12
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
12 Genera with 42 Species
Afrocyclops G.O. Sars, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclops O. F. Müller, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Ectocyclops Brady, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclops Claus, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Halicyclops Norman, 03SpeciesTaxom
Macrocyclops Claus, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Mesocyclops G. O. Sars, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclops Kiefer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Microcyclops Claus, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Thermocyclops Kiefer, 193210SpeciesTaxom
Tropocyclops Kiefer, 19574SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
42 Species and 5 Subspecies
Afrocyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935
Afrocyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Afrocyclops ikennus Onabamiro, 1957
Cyclops brevipes Brady, 1910
Cyclops longistylis Brady, 1907
Cyclops nigeriae Brady, 1910
Ectocyclops ilariensis Onabamiro, 1952
Ectocyclops phaleratus Koch, 1838
Ectocyclops rahmi Lindberg, 1957
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) agiloides Sars G.O., 1909
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) serrulatus Fischer, 1851
Eucyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935
Eucyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Eucyclops productus Kiefer, 1936
Halicyclops isouni
Halicyclops korodiensis Onabamiro, 1952
Halicyclops korodiensis ojanugas
Macrocyclops albidus oligolasius Kiefer, 1928
Mesocyclops brevipes Brady, 1910
Mesocyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Mesocyclops ogunnus Onabamiro, 1957White-flowering currant
Mesocyclops salinus Onabamiro, 1957
Metacyclops minutus Claus, 1863
Metacyclops pseudoanceps Green, 1962
Microcyclops falsus Kiefer, 1929
Microcyclops linjanticus Kiefer, 1928
Microcyclops minutus Claus, 1863
Microcyclops pseudoanceps Green, 1962
Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Thermocyclops crassus Fischer, 1853Copepod
Thermocyclops decipiens Kiefer, 1929
Thermocyclops emini Mrázek, 1898
Thermocyclops hyalinus Rehberg, 1880
Thermocyclops inopinus Kiefer, 1926
Thermocyclops iwoyensis
Thermocyclops iwoyiensis Onabamiro, 1952
Thermocyclops neglectus Sars G.O., 1909
Thermocyclops nigerianus Kiefer, 1932
Thermocyclops oblongatus nigerianus Kiefer, 1932
Tropocyclops confinis awiensis Onabamiro, 1957
Tropocyclops mellanbyi Onabamiro, 1952
Tropocyclops onabamiroi Lindberg, 1950
Tropocyclops prasinus shagamiensis Onabamiro, 1957

Subnodes of Cyclopidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyCyclopinae
Burmeister, 1834
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEucyclopinae
Kiefer, 1927
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHalicyclopinae
Kiefer, 1927
1
2
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