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Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815

106413  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106413)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Copepoda (Class)
  7. Neocopepoda (Infraclass)
  8. Podoplea (Superorder)
  9. Cyclopoida (Order)
  10. Cyclopida (Suborder)
  11. Cyclopidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Cyclopinae Rafinesque, 1815
    1. Genus Abdiacyclops Karanovic, 2005
    2. Genus Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 1927
    3. Genus Allocyclops Kiefer, 1932
    4. Genus Anzcyclops Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011
    5. Genus Apalachocyclops Fiers, 2011
    6. Genus Apocyclops Lindberg, 1942
    7. Genus Archaeodiacyclops Alekseev & Chaban, 2024
    8. Genus Australocyclops Morton, 1985
    9. Genus Brevicyclops Totakura & Ranga Reddy, 2015
    10. Genus Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927
    11. Genus Caspicyclops Monchenko, 1986
    12. Genus Cochlacocyclops Kiefer, 1955
    13. Genus Cryptocyclops Sars G.O., 1927
    14. Genus Cyclops Müller O.F., 1785
    15. Genus Diacyclops Kiefer, 1927
    16. Genus Dussartcyclops Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011
    17. Genus Fierscyclops Karanovic, 2004
    18. Genus Fimbricyclops Reid, 1993
    19. Genus Goniocyclops Kiefer, 1955
    20. Genus Graeteriella Brehm, 1926
    21. Genus Haplocyclops Kiefer, 1952
    22. Genus Hesperocyclops Herbst, 1984
    23. Genus Hypocyclops Fiers, 2012
    24. Genus Idiocyclops Herbst, 1987
    25. Genus Itocyclops Reid & Ishida, 2000
    26. Genus Kieferiella Lescher-Moutoue, 1976
    27. Genus Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927
    28. Genus Menzeliella Lindberg, 1954
    29. Genus Meridiecyclops Fiers, 2001
    30. Genus Mesocyclops Sars G.O., 1914
    31. Genus Metacyclops Kiefer, 1927
    32. Genus Microcyclops Claus, 1893
    33. Genus Mixocyclops Kiefer, 1944
    34. Genus Monchenkocyclops Karanovic, Yoo & Lee, 2012
    35. Genus Muscocyclops Kiefer, 1937
    36. Genus Neutrocyclops Kiefer, 1936
    37. Genus Olmeccyclops Fiers, 2012
    38. Genus Orbuscyclops Karanovic, 2006
    39. Genus Orthocyclops Forbes, 1897
    40. Genus Pescecyclops Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011
    41. Genus Pilbaracyclops Karanovic, 2006
    42. Genus Ponticyclops Reid, 1987
    43. Genus Protocyclops Lindberg, 1952
    44. Genus Psammocyclops Kiefer, 1955
    45. Genus Psammophilocyclops Fryer, 1956
    46. Genus Pseudograeteriella Sanoamuang, Boonyanusith & Brancelj, 2019
    47. Genus Pseudohesperocyclops Brancelj, Boonyanusith & Sanoamuang, 2024
    48. Genus Reidcyclops Karanovic, 2000
    49. Genus Rheocyclops Reid & Strayer, 1999 in: Reid, Strayer, McArthur, Stibbe & Lewis, 1999
    50. Genus Rybocyclops Dussart, 1982
    51. Genus Siamcyclops Boonyanusith, Sanoamuang & Brancelj, 2018
    52. Genus Speocyclops Kiefer, 1937
    53. Genus Stolonicyclops Reid & Spooner, 1998
    54. Genus Teratocyclops Plesa, 1981
    55. Genus Thalamocyclops Fiers & Van Damme, 2017
    56. Genus Thermocyclops Kiefer, 1927
    57. Genus Virbiocyclops Fiers, 2012
    58. Genus Yansacyclops Reid, 1988
    59. Genus Zealandcyclops Karanovic, 2005
    60. Genus Palaeocyclops Monchenko, 1972 represented as Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927
    61. Genus Paragraeteriella Rylov, 1948 represented as Graeteriella (Paragraeteriella) Rylov, 1948
  2. Subfamily Eucyclopinae Kiefer, 1927
    1. Genus Afrocyclops Sars G.O., 1927
    2. Genus Australoeucyclops Karanovic, 2006
    3. Genus Austriocyclops Kiefer, 1964
    4. Genus Defayeicyclops Alekseev & Vaillant in: Alekseev, Haffner, Vaillant & Yusoff, 2013
    5. Genus Ectocyclops Brady, 1904
    6. Genus Eucyclops Claus, 1893
    7. Genus Homocyclops Forbes, 1897
    8. Genus Isocyclops Kiefer, 1957
    9. Genus Macrocyclops Claus, 1893
    10. Genus Ochridacyclops Kiefer, 1937
    11. Genus Paracyclops Claus, 1893
    12. Genus Stygocyclops Plesa, 1971
    13. Genus Thaumasiocyclops Kiefer, 1930
    14. Genus Tropocyclops Kiefer, 1927
    15. Genus Isocyclops Alekseev, 2019 accepted as Eucyclops (Isocyclops) Kiefer, 1957 represented as Isocyclops Kiefer, 1957 (Alekseev just raised the Kiefer 1957 subgenus to the genus level)
    16. Genus Leptocyclops Sars G.O., 1914 accepted as Eucyclops Claus, 1893 (synonym)
  3. Genus Faurea Labbé, 1927
  4. Genus Bacillocyclops Lindberg, 1956 accepted as Allocyclops Kiefer, 1932
  5. Subfamily Cyclopinae Dana, 1853-1855 accepted as Cyclopinae Rafinesque, 1815 (According to the Principle of Coordination in the Code - all "family group" names take the same authorship [see Article 36.1]. So the Cyclopinae as a subfamily takes the same authorship as the Cyclopidae, i.e. Rafinesque, 1815. The Code is very clear:)
  6. Subfamily Cyclopinae Kiefer, 1927 accepted as Cyclopinae Rafinesque, 1815 (According to the Principle of Coordination in the Code - all "family group" names take the same authorship [see Article 36.1]. So the Cyclopinae as a subfamily takes the same authorship as the Cyclopidae, i.e. Rafinesque, 1815. The Code is very clear:)
  7. Genus Eurycyclops Sewell, 1949 accepted as Pareuryte Herbst, 1952 accepted as Neocyclops Gurney, 1927 (synonym)
  8. Subfamily Euryteinae Monchenko, 1974 accepted as Euryteidae Monchenko, 1974 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  9. Subfamily Harpacticinae Dana, 1853-1855 accepted as Harpacticidae Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  10. Genus Heterocyclops Claus, 1893 accepted as Ectocyclops Brady, 1904 (synonymy)
  11. Genus Monoculus Linnaeus, 1758 (Suppressed under the plenary power of ICZN (Opinion 288))
  12. Genus Nauplius Müller O.F., 1785 accepted as Cyclops Müller O.F., 1785 (synonym)
  13. Genus Pachycyclops Sars G.O., 1914 accepted as Macrocyclops Claus, 1893 (synonym)
  14. Genus Platycyclops Sars G.O., 1914 accepted as Paracyclops Claus, 1893 (synonym)
  15. Subfamily Steropinae Dana, 1853-1855 accepted as Peltidiidae Claus, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 100; note: 12. Famille Cyclopia. Les Cyclopines [details] OpenAccess publication
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106413 on 2025-05-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2005-05-03 07:34:09Z
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Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-06-24 05:45:50Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2019-10-07 11:15:09Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2024-05-17 20:48:54Z
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Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 100; note: 12. Famille Cyclopia. Les Cyclopines [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Canu, E. (1892). Les Copépodes du Boulonnais. Morphologie, embryologie, taxonomie. [Copepods of Boulogne. Morphology, embryology, taxonomy.]. <em>Travaux du Laboratoire de Zoologie Maritime de Wimereux-Ambleteuse.</em> 6:1-292, figs. 1-20, pls. 1-30.
page(s): 179 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Kiefer, F. (1927). Neue Untersuchungen über die Süsswasser-Cyclopiden. [New studies on freshwater cyclopoids.]. <em>Mikrokosmos, Stuttgart.</em> 21(4):71-75. (1928). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Reuter-Schiltz, I. & J. Hoffmann. (1970). Faune des Cyclopoida du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. [Fauna of Cyclopoida of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.]. <em>Archives de l'Institut Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg, Section des Sciences, Naturelles, Physiques et Mathematiques.</em> n. ser. 34: 207-249, figs. 1-54. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Sewell, R.B.S. (1949). The littoral and semi-parasitic Cyclopoida, the Monstrilloida and Notodelphyoida. <em>Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition. Publ. British Museum (Natural History).</em> 9(2):17-199, figs. 1-41, l chart. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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English copepods  [details]
German Hüpferlinge  [details]
Japanese ケンミジンコ科  [details]
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Cyclopidae Document hosted within WoRMS 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyclopidae) 
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