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Checklist for Order Cyclopoida Rafinesque, 1815 (Cyclopoid copepods)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
97
246
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
73
179
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
73
179
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
52
134
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Cyclopoida
Rafinesque, 1815
Cyclopoid copepods
18
43
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
18 Families width 84 Species and 3 Subspecies
Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815Copepods46SpeciesTaxom
Bomolochidae Claus, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Chondracanthidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18404SpeciesTaxom
Taeniacanthidae Wilson, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Clausidiidae Embleton, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Philichthyidae Vogt, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sapphirinidae Thorell, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Corycaeidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopinidae Sars, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ergasilidae von Nordmann, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Notodelphyidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lernaeidae Cobbold, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Oithonidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Clausiidae Giesbrecht, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Nereicolidae Claus, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Shiinoidae Cressey, 19750SpeciesTaxom
Enterognathidae Illg & Dudley, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
43 Genera with 84 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUZ
Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Afrocyclops G.O. Sars, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Apocyclops Lindberg, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Bomolochus Nordmann, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocolax Vervoort, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Chondracanthus Delaroche, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Cirracanthus Dojiri & Cre..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Clausidium Kossmann, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Colobomatus Hesse, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Copilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Corycaeus Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocyclops G. O. Sars, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopina Claus, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Cyclops O. F. Müller, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Dermoergasilus Ho & Do, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Ditrichocorycaeus Dahl M., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ectocyclops Brady, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclops Claus, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Gunenotophorus O. G. Costa, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Halicyclops Norman, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lamproglena Nordmann, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Leptinogaster Pelseneer, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Lernaea Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Lernentoma Blainville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrocyclops Claus, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesocyclops G. O. Sars, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Microcyclops Claus, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Mugilicola Tripathi, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Nothobomolochus Vervoort, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Oithona Baird, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Oncaea Philippi, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclops Claus, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Saphirella T. Scott, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Sapphirina J. Thompson, 1883Sea sapphires3SpeciesTaxom
Selioides Levinsen, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Shiinoa Kabata, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Strabax von Nordmann, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Taeniacanthus Sumpf, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Thermocyclops Kiefer, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Tropocyclops Kiefer, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Unicolax Cressey and ..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Zanclopus Calman, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
84 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthocyclops vernalis Fischer, 1853
Afrocyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Apocyclops dengizicus Lepeshkin, 1900
Ceratocolax euthynni Vervoort, 1965Shortleaf rose gentian
Chondracanthus tuberculatus Nordmann, 1832
Chondracanthus zei Delaroche, 1811
Cirracanthus monacanthi Yamaguti, 1939
Clausidium saldanhae Kensley, 1974
Colobomatus mackayi West, 1992
Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1852
Corycaeus (Agetus) flaccus Giesbrecht, 1891
Corycaeus (Corycaeus) crassiusculus Dana, 1849
Corycaeus (Corycaeus) speciosus Dana, 1849
Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) longistylis Dana, 1849
Cryptocyclops assimilis (Sars G.O., 1927)⇒ Microcyclops assimilis Sars G.O., 1927
Cryptocyclops caudatus (Sars G.O., 1927)⇒ Microcyclops caudatus Sars G.O., 1927
Cryptocyclops crassipes (Sars G.O., 1927)⇒ Microcyclops crassipes Sars G.O., 1927
Cyclopina parapsammophila Herbst, 1980
Cyclops agilis Koch, 1838
Cyclops fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
Cyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Cyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Cyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838)⇒ Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Cyclops prasinus (Fischer, 1860)⇒ Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860
Cyclops pusillus Brady, 1904
Dermoergasilus amplectens Dogiel & Akh..., 1952
Ditrichocorycaeus aucklandicus Krämer, 1895
Ectocyclops phaleratus Koch, 1838
Ectocyclops rubescens Brady, 1904
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) hadjebensis Kiefer, 1926
Eucyclops (Eucyclops) serrulatus Fischer, 1851
Eucyclops agilis Koch, 1838
Eucyclops euacanthus Sars G.O., 1918
Eucyclops gibsoni Brady, 1904
Eucyclops serratulus Fischer, 1851
Eucyclops sublaevis Sars G.O., 1927
Gunenotophorus globularis Costa O.G., 1838
Halicyclops cryptus cryptus Monchenko, 1979
Lamproglena cleopatra Humes, 1957
Lernaea barbicola Leigh-Sharpe, 1930
Lernaea barnimiana Hartmann, 1865
Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758Anchor Worm
Lernentoma asellina Linnaeus, 1758
Macrocyclops albidus Jurine, 1820
Macrocyclops albidus oligolasius Kiefer, 1928
Macrocyclops oligolasius Kiefer, 1938
Mesocyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857
Mesocyclops leukarti Claus, 1857
Mesocyclops major Sars G.O., 1927
Mesocyclops obsoletus Koch, 1838
Microcyclops assimilis Sars G.O., 1927
Microcyclops caudatus Sars G.O., 1927
Microcyclops crassipes Sars G.O., 1927
Microcyclops rubelloides Kiefer, 1952
Microcyclops varicans Sars, 1863
Nothobomolochus fradei Marques, 1965
Oithona challengeri Brady, 1883
Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843
Oithona setigera Dana, 1852
Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Oithona tenuis Rosendorn, 1917
Oncaea media Giesbrecht, 1891
Oncaea mediterranea Claus, 1863
Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843Little rose
Oncaea venusta venella Farran, 1929
Paracyclops chiltoni Thomson, 1883
Paracyclops fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
Paracyclops finitimus Kiefer, 1929
Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1849
Sapphirina ovalis Dana, 1849
Sapphirina sinuicauda Brady, 1883
Selioides capensis Stock, 1996
Strabax monstrosus von Nordmann, 1864
Taeniacanthus glomerosus Dojiri & Cre..., 1987
Taeniacanthus williamsi Dojiri & Cre..., 1987
Thermocyclops africae Baribwegure,..., 2001
Thermocyclops emini Mrázek, 1898
Thermocyclops incisus Kiefer, 1932
Thermocyclops neglectus Sars G.O., 1909
Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars G.O., 1927
Thermocyclops retroversus Kiefer, 1929
Thermocyclops schuurmanae Kiefer, 1928
Tropocyclops confinis Kiefer, 1930
Tropocyclops prasinus Fischer, 1860Native yellow purslane
Unicolax ciliatus Cressey & Cr..., 1980
Zanclopus cephalodisci Calman, 1908

Subnodes of Cyclopoida with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuborderCyclopida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
3
18
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderErgasilida
Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
12
22
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyclopinidae
Sars, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotodelphyidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOithonidae
Dana, 1852
1
5
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