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Copepoda taxon details

Cyclopinae Rafinesque, 1815

1809006  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1809006)

accepted
Subfamily
Cyclopinae Dana, 1853-1855 · unaccepted (According to the Principle of...)  
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:
Cyclopinae Kiefer, 1927 · unaccepted (According to the Principle of...)  
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:

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  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
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Cyclopinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1809006 on 2025-05-06
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2025-04-25 10:36:28Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2025-04-25 12:54:46Z
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Boxshall, Geoff

original description (of Cyclopinae Kiefer, 1927) Kiefer, F. (1927). Neue Untersuchungen über die Süsswasser-Cyclopiden. [New studies on freshwater cyclopoids.]. <em>Mikrokosmos, Stuttgart.</em> 21(4):71-75. (1928).
page(s): 74; note: Page 74 right column Part III. Unterfamilie Cyclopinae, With a diagnosis based on the 5th leg structure [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cyclopinae Dana, 1853-1855) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
page(s): 1177 [details] OpenAccess publication
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