Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927 
AphiaID: 157735

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Cyclopoida > Cyclopidae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815
Source		basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
All child taxa [hide all]		Species Megacyclops brachypus Kiefer, 1955 Species Megacyclops formosanus (Harada, 1931) Species Megacyclops kieferi (Chappuis, 1925) Species Megacyclops languidoides (Lilljeborg, 1901) Species Megacyclops languidus (Sars G.O., 1863) Species Megacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927) Species Megacyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920) Species Megacyclops minutus Claus, 1863 Species Megacyclops donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929) represented as Megacyclops donnaldsoni donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929) (alternate representation)    » Subspecies Megacyclops donnaldsoni algericus (Kiefer, 1930) » Subspecies Megacyclops donnaldsoni donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929) Species Megacyclops dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 represented as Megacyclops dussarti dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 (alternate representation)    » Subspecies Megacyclops dussarti dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 » Subspecies Megacyclops dussarti orientalis Pesce, Pace & Maggi, 1984 Species Megacyclops gigas (Claus, 1857) represented as Megacyclops gigas gigas (Claus, 1857) (alternate representation)    » Subspecies Megacyclops gigas gigas (Claus, 1857) » Subspecies Megacyclops gigas latipes (Lowndes, 1927) represented as Megacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927) (alternate representation) Species Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820) represented as Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820) (alternate representation)    » Subspecies Megacyclops viridis batiale Stella, 1964 » Subspecies Megacyclops viridis deserticola Lindberg, 1936 » Subspecies Megacyclops viridis latipes Lindberg, 1949 » Subspecies Megacyclops viridis takebuensis ItoTak, 1953 » Subspecies Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820) Species Megacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857) accepted as Diacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857) Species Megacyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880) accepted as Diacyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880) Species Megacyclops clandestinus (Kiefer, 1926) accepted as Diacyclops clandestinus (Yeatman, 1964) Species Megacyclops niceae (Mann, 1940) accepted as Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820) Species Megacyclops robustus (Sars G.O., 1863) accepted as Acanthocyclops robustus (Sars G.O., 1863)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links		3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Megacyclops To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157735
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-05-24 07:32:08Z   created   Cuvelier, Daphne 2010-07-28 20:41:46Z   checked   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157735 on 2013-05-25