Cyclopidae

genus of copepods

Cyclopidae is a family of copepods containing more than half of the 1,200 species in the order Cyclopoida in over 70 genera.

Mesocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. Because the various species of Mesocyclops are known to prey on mosquito larvae, it is used as a nontoxic and inexpensive form of biological mosquito control.

Tropocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It contains the following species:

Acanthocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It was originally described by Friedrich Kiefer as a subgenus of Cyclops, and contains the following species:

Thermocyclops is a genus of crustacean in family Cyclopidae. It was first described and later extensively researched by Friedrich Kiefer, who discovered some 20 species. The species and subspecies of the genus inhabit fresh and brackish waters alike (rarely ground waters) all around the world, although most are from tropical areas.

species of copepod

species of arthropods

Macrocyclops is a genus of copepods belonging to the family Cyclopidae. There are currently 13 described species found in fresh water habitats throughout the world:

species of arthropods

Afrocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing the following species: Afrocyclops alter Kiefer, 1935 Afrocyclops curticornis (Kiefer, 1932) Afrocyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935 Afrocyclops gibsoni (Brady, 1904) Afrocyclops herringi Alekseev & Sanoamuang, 2006 Afrocyclops ikennus Onabamiro, 1957 Afrocyclops lanceolatus Kiefer, 1935 Afrocyclops nubicus (Chappuis, 1922) Afrocyclops pauliani Lindberg, 1951 Afrocyclops propinquus (Kiefer, 1932) Afrocyclops sparus Dussart, 1974

Halicyclops is a genus of copepods belonging to the family Cyclopidae. There are currently 94 described species found in brackish habitats throughout the world:

Metacyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – M. campestris from Brazil (conservation dependent), M. gasparoi from Italy (vulnerable), and M. postojnae from Slovenia (vulnerable).

Microcyclops is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:

Bryocyclops is a genus of freshwater-dwelling cyclopoid copepods. The prefix Bryo- for Bryophyta (Mosses) refers to the fact that the first few species were described from mosses.

Diacyclops is a genus of cyclopoid copepods in the family Cyclopidae. There are more than 120 described species in Diacyclops. thumb|Diacyclops thomasi

species of crustacean

species of Maxillopoda

thumb | 220x124px | right | Copepod Megacyclops Megacyclops is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:

species of Maxillopoda

species of arthropods

species of arthropods

species of Maxillopoda

species of Maxillopoda

species of Maxillopoda

Muscocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, comprising three species found only in South America. Two of the species – Muscocyclops bidentatus and Muscocyclops therasiae – are endemic to the Distrito Federal in Brazil, and are listed as conservation dependent on the IUCN Red List. The third species is Muscocyclops operculatus.

species of Maxillopoda

species of Maxillopoda

species of Maxillopoda

species of arthropods

species of arthropods

Ponticyclops is a genus of copepods in the family Cyclopidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Ponticyclops boscoi. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitat is swamps.