Copepoda taxon details
Thermocyclops oblongatus (Sars G.O., 1927)
361668 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:361668)
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Species
Cyclops infrequens Kiefer, 1929 · unaccepted
Mesocyclops (Thermocyclops) infrequens Kiefer, 1929 · unaccepted
Mesocyclops infrequens Kiefer, 1929 · alternative representation
Mesocyclops oblongatus Sars G.O., 1927 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Thermocyclops oblongatus nigerianus Kiefer, 1932 represented as Thermocyclops nigerianus Kiefer, 1932
(of Mesocyclops oblongatus Sars G.O., 1927) Sars, G.O. (1927). The freshwater Entomostraca of the Cape Province (Union of South Africa). Part III: Copepoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 25(5): 85-149. [details] Available for editors
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Thermocyclops oblongatus (Sars G.O., 1927). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=361668 on 2026-08-28
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(of Mesocyclops infrequens Kiefer, 1929) Kiefer, F. (1929). Neue und wenig bekannte Süsswasser-Copepoden aus Südafrika. [New and little known freshwater copepods from South Africa.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 80(10-12):309-316, figs. 1-12. (15-iii-1929). [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cyclops infrequens Kiefer, 1929) Kiefer, F. (1929). Neue und wenig bekannte Süsswasser-Copepoden aus Südafrika. [New and little known freshwater copepods from South Africa.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 80(10-12):309-316, figs. 1-12. (15-iii-1929). [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Mesocyclops (Thermocyclops) infrequens Kiefer, 1929) Kiefer, F. (1929). Neue und wenig bekannte Süsswasser-Copepoden aus Südafrika. [New and little known freshwater copepods from South Africa.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 80(10-12):309-316, figs. 1-12. (15-iii-1929). [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Mesocyclops oblongatus Sars G.O., 1927) Sars, G.O. (1927). The freshwater Entomostraca of the Cape Province (Union of South Africa). Part III: Copepoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 25(5): 85-149. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cyclops infrequens Kiefer, 1929) Kiefer, F. (1929). Neue und wenig bekannte Süsswasser-Copepoden aus Südafrika. [New and little known freshwater copepods from South Africa.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 80(10-12):309-316, figs. 1-12. (15-iii-1929). [details] Available for editors
original description (of Mesocyclops (Thermocyclops) infrequens Kiefer, 1929) Kiefer, F. (1929). Neue und wenig bekannte Süsswasser-Copepoden aus Südafrika. [New and little known freshwater copepods from South Africa.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 80(10-12):309-316, figs. 1-12. (15-iii-1929). [details] Available for editors
original description (of Mesocyclops oblongatus Sars G.O., 1927) Sars, G.O. (1927). The freshwater Entomostraca of the Cape Province (Union of South Africa). Part III: Copepoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 25(5): 85-149. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Baribwegure, D., C. Thirion & H.J. Dumont. (2001). The integumental pore signature of Thermocyclops oblongatus (Sars, 1927) and Thermocyclops neglectus (Sars, 1909), with the description of Thermocyclops africae new species, and a comparison with Thermocyclops emini (Mrazek, 1895). Hydrobiologia 458: 201-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1013193811360 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Chippaux, J.P., K.P. Yovo, Y. Soakoude & M. Akogbeto. (1996). Efficacy of selected compounds on Thermocyclops oblongatus, one of the main intermediate hosts of guinea worm in Africa. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica 24(6):283-285., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/aheh.19960240606 [details]
additional source Dumont, H.J. (1979). Limnologie van Sahara en Sahel: bijdrage tot een beter begrip van de klimaatsveranderingen van het laat-Pleistoceen en Holoceen. [Limnology of the Sahara and Sahel: contribution to a better understanding of the climate changes of the late Pleistocene and Holocene.]. <em>Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit der Wetenschappen.</em> 557 pp.
page(s): 300-302 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Dumont, H.J., P. Laureys & J. Pensaert. (1979). Anostraca, Conchostraca, Cladocera and Copepoda from Tunisia. Hydrobiologia 66(3):259-274, figs. 1-11, tab. 1. (15-x-1979), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00020908 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Dussart, B.H. (1982). Crustacés Copépodes des eaux intérieures. [Crustaceans Copepods of inland waters.]. <em>Faune de Madagascar, ORSTOM, Paris.</em> 58:146 pp. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Franke, U. (1989). Katalog zur Sammlung limnischer Copepoden von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kiefer (Mit einem Gesamtverzeichnis seiner Publikationen). [Catolog of the freshwater copepods of Dr. Friedrich Kiefer.]. <em>Carolinea Beiheft, Karlsrühe.</em> 5:1-433, figs. 1-2.
note: Catalog vial number(s): 2452, 2453, 2741, 2743, 3607, 454, 5663 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Kiefer, F. (1978). Zur Kenntnis der Copepodenfauna Ägyptischer Binnengewässer. [On the knowledge of the copepod fauna of Egyptian inland waters.]. <em>Archiv für Hydrobiologie.</em> 84(4):480-499, figs. 1-33, tabs. 1-2, Beilage. (xi-1978). [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mavuti, K.M. (1994). Durations of development and production estimates by two crustacean zooplankton species Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars (Copepoda) and Diaphanosoma excisum Sars (Cladocera), in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Hydrobiologia 272(1-3):185-200., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00006520 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mwebaza-Ndawula, L.M., V. Kiggundu & W. Pabire Ghandi. (2003). Diversity and abundance of invertebrates in the Victoria basin lakes and their role in fishery production. <em>Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences.</em> 8:209-220. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Nyakeya, K., J.E. Chemoiwo, J.M. Nyamora, E. Kerich & Z. Gichana. (2022). Zooplankton Communities of Lake Victoria and its Effects on the Fishery. <em>Africa Environmental Review Journal.</em> 3(2):45-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.2200/aerj.v3i2.193 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Pesce, G.L. & R. Pace. (1984). Thermocyclops oblongatus (Sars) (Crustacea: Copepoda): a new cyclopid for the fauna of India, and zoogeography of the species. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, Part B, Biological Sciences 50(2):133-138, figs. 1-10. (iv-1984) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Ranga Reddy, Y. (2004). Little known biodiversity of subterranean freshwater habitats in India, with special reference to crustacean fauna. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 101(1):186-189. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Seaman, M.T. (1977). A zooplankton study of Hartebeespoort Dam. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, Johannesburg.</em> 120 pp. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Uku, J.N. & K.M. Mavuti. (1994). Comparative limnology, species diversity and biomass relationship of zooplankton and phytoplankton in five freshwater lakes in Kenya. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 272(1-3):251-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00006525 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Chippaux, J.P., K.P. Yovo, Y. Soakoude & M. Akogbeto. (1996). Efficacy of selected compounds on Thermocyclops oblongatus, one of the main intermediate hosts of guinea worm in Africa. Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica 24(6):283-285., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/aheh.19960240606 [details]
additional source Dumont, H.J. (1979). Limnologie van Sahara en Sahel: bijdrage tot een beter begrip van de klimaatsveranderingen van het laat-Pleistoceen en Holoceen. [Limnology of the Sahara and Sahel: contribution to a better understanding of the climate changes of the late Pleistocene and Holocene.]. <em>Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit der Wetenschappen.</em> 557 pp.
page(s): 300-302 [details] Available for editors
additional source Dumont, H.J., P. Laureys & J. Pensaert. (1979). Anostraca, Conchostraca, Cladocera and Copepoda from Tunisia. Hydrobiologia 66(3):259-274, figs. 1-11, tab. 1. (15-x-1979), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00020908 [details] Available for editors
additional source Dussart, B.H. (1982). Crustacés Copépodes des eaux intérieures. [Crustaceans Copepods of inland waters.]. <em>Faune de Madagascar, ORSTOM, Paris.</em> 58:146 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Franke, U. (1989). Katalog zur Sammlung limnischer Copepoden von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kiefer (Mit einem Gesamtverzeichnis seiner Publikationen). [Catolog of the freshwater copepods of Dr. Friedrich Kiefer.]. <em>Carolinea Beiheft, Karlsrühe.</em> 5:1-433, figs. 1-2.
note: Catalog vial number(s): 2452, 2453, 2741, 2743, 3607, 454, 5663 [details] Available for editors
additional source Kiefer, F. (1978). Zur Kenntnis der Copepodenfauna Ägyptischer Binnengewässer. [On the knowledge of the copepod fauna of Egyptian inland waters.]. <em>Archiv für Hydrobiologie.</em> 84(4):480-499, figs. 1-33, tabs. 1-2, Beilage. (xi-1978). [details] Available for editors
additional source Mavuti, K.M. (1994). Durations of development and production estimates by two crustacean zooplankton species Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars (Copepoda) and Diaphanosoma excisum Sars (Cladocera), in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Hydrobiologia 272(1-3):185-200., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00006520 [details] Available for editors
additional source Mwebaza-Ndawula, L.M., V. Kiggundu & W. Pabire Ghandi. (2003). Diversity and abundance of invertebrates in the Victoria basin lakes and their role in fishery production. <em>Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences.</em> 8:209-220. [details] Available for editors
additional source Nyakeya, K., J.E. Chemoiwo, J.M. Nyamora, E. Kerich & Z. Gichana. (2022). Zooplankton Communities of Lake Victoria and its Effects on the Fishery. <em>Africa Environmental Review Journal.</em> 3(2):45-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.2200/aerj.v3i2.193 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pesce, G.L. & R. Pace. (1984). Thermocyclops oblongatus (Sars) (Crustacea: Copepoda): a new cyclopid for the fauna of India, and zoogeography of the species. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, Part B, Biological Sciences 50(2):133-138, figs. 1-10. (iv-1984) [details] Available for editors
additional source Ranga Reddy, Y. (2004). Little known biodiversity of subterranean freshwater habitats in India, with special reference to crustacean fauna. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 101(1):186-189. [details] Available for editors
additional source Seaman, M.T. (1977). A zooplankton study of Hartebeespoort Dam. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, Johannesburg.</em> 120 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Uku, J.N. & K.M. Mavuti. (1994). Comparative limnology, species diversity and biomass relationship of zooplankton and phytoplankton in five freshwater lakes in Kenya. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 272(1-3):251-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00006525 [details] Available for editors
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