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Checklist for Subfamily Cyclopinae Burmeister, 1834
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
 
SubfamilyCyclopinae
Burmeister, 1834
13
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
13 Genera with 122 Species
Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclops Kiefer, 20156SpeciesTaxom
Apocyclops Lindberg, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocyclops G. O. Sars, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Cyclops O. F. Müller, 182036SpeciesTaxom
Graeteriella Brehm, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Megacyclops Kiefer, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Mesocyclops G. O. Sars, 195725SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclops Kiefer, 19818SpeciesTaxom
Microcyclops Claus, 186320SpeciesTaxom
Speocyclops Kiefer, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Thermocyclops Kiefer, 192820SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
122 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acanthocyclops vernalis Fischer, 1853
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
Graeteriella (Graeteriella) unisetigera Graeter, 1910
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
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


Links, sources and further information
Cyclopinae at marinespecies.org
Cyclopinae at marinespecies.org