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Checklist for Order Cyclopoida Rafinesque, 1815 (Cyclopoid 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
 


List of families for Nigeria
7 Families width 56 Species and 5 Subspecies
Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815Copepods42SpeciesTaxom
Lernaeidae Cobbold, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Sapphirinidae Thorell, 18590SpeciesTaxom
Ergasilidae von Nordmann, 18327SpeciesTaxom
Corycaeidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Oithonidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Bomolochidae Claus, 18753SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
23 Genera with 56 Species
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Afrocyclops G.O. Sars, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Afrolernaea Fryer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Copilia Dana, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclops O. F. Müller, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Ectocyclops Brady, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Ergasilus Nordmann, 1944Gill lice4SpeciesTaxom
Ergasiluxulus Harding, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclops Claus, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Farranula C. B. Wilson, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Halicyclops Norman, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lamproglena Nordmann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Macrocyclops Claus, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Mesocyclops G. O. Sars, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclops Kiefer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Microcyclops Claus, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Oithona Baird, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Paraergasilus Markevich, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pumiliopes Shen, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Teredophilus Rancurel, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Thermocyclops Kiefer, 193210SpeciesTaxom
Tropocyclops Kiefer, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Unicolax Cressey and ..., 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
56 Species and 5 Subspecies
Afrocyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935
Afrocyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Afrocyclops ikennus Onabamiro, 1957
Afrolernaea nigeriensis Dollfus, 1960
Cyclops brevipes Brady, 1910
Cyclops longistylis Brady, 1907
Cyclops nigeriae Brady, 1910
Ectocyclops ilariensis Onabamiro, 1952
Ectocyclops phaleratus Koch, 1838
Ectocyclops rahmi Lindberg, 1957
Ergasilus cunningtoni Capart, 1944
Ergasilus latus Fryer, 1960
Ergasilus paralizae El-Rashidy, 1999
Ergasilus sarsi Capart, 1944
Ergasiluxulus inflatus (Harding, 1964)⇒ Teredophilus inflatus Harding, 1964
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
Lamproglena clariae Fryer, 1956
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
Oithona brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891
Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1893Hairtip clubmoss
Paraergasilus minutus Fryer, 1956
Pumiliopes capitulatus (Cressey & Boyle, 1973)⇒ Pumiliopes jonesi Bennet, 1968
Pumiliopes jonesi Bennet, 1968
Teredophilus inflatus Harding, 1964
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
Unicolax ciliatus Cressey & Cr..., 1980

Subnodes of Cyclopoida with occurrences in Nigeria
SuborderCyclopida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
2
14
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderErgasilida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOithonidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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