''Acanthocyclops'' is a
genus
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of
copepod
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crustacean
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s in the
family
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Cyclopidae
Cyclopidae is a family of copepods containing more than half of the 1,200 species in the order Cyclopoida in over 70 genera.
Genera
These genera are accepted as valid:
*'' Abdiacyclops'' Karanovic, 2005
*'' Acanthocyclops'' Kiefer, 1927
*'' Afr ...
.
It was originally described by
Friedrich Kiefer Professor Friedrich Kiefer (9 September 1897 – 18 April 1985) was a German zoologist, specialising in freshwater copepods. For over 60 years, he was "the preeminent morphological taxonomist of continental free-living copepods".
Kiefer was born in ...
as a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of ''
Cyclops
In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; , ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguished. In Hesiod's ''Th ...
'',
and contains the following species:
*''
Acanthocyclops abyssicola''
(Lilljeborg, 1901)
*''
Acanthocyclops agamus''
Kiefer, 1938
*''
Acanthocyclops alticola''
(Kiefer, 1935)
*''
Acanthocyclops americanus''
(Marsh, 1893)
*''
Acanthocyclops arenosus''
Mazepova, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops balcanicus''
Naidenov & Pandourski, 1992
*''
Acanthocyclops biarticulatus''
Monchenko, 1972
*''
Acanthocyclops bicuspidatus
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Claus, 1857)
*''
Acanthocyclops bisetosus''
(Rehberg, 1880)
*''
Acanthocyclops brachypus''
(Kiefer, 1955)
*''
Acanthocyclops brevispinosus''
(Herrick, 1884)
*''
Acanthocyclops caesariatus
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2009
*''
Acanthocyclops capillatus
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Sars, 1863)
*''
Acanthocyclops carolinianus
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Yeatman, 1944)
*''
Acanthocyclops cephallenus
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
Pesce, 1978
*''
Acanthocyclops chappuisi
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Naidenov & Pandourski, 1992)
*''
Acanthocyclops columbiensis
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
Reid, 1990
*''
Acanthocyclops crassicaudis
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Sars, 1863)
*''
Acanthocyclops crassicaudoides
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Kiefer, 1928)
*''
Acanthocyclops crinitus
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Graeter, 1910)
*''
Acanthocyclops deminutus
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
(Sterba, 1954)
*''
Acanthocyclops denticornis''
Chislenko, 1977
*''
Acanthocyclops dussarti''
Pesce & Maggi, 1977
*''
Acanthocyclops einslei''
Mirabdullayev & Defaye, 2004
*''
Acanthocyclops ekmani''
Lindberg, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops elegans''
Mazepova, 1962
*''
Acanthocyclops exilis''
(Coker, 1934)
*''
Acanthocyclops fonticulus''
Lee & Chang, 2007
*''
Acanthocyclops fontinalis''
Naidenov, 1969
*''
Acanthocyclops formosanus
''Acanthocyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family (biology), family Cyclopidae. It was originally described by Friedrich Kiefer as a subgenus of ''Cyclops (genus), Cyclops'', and contains the following species:
*''Acanthocyclop ...
''
Harada, 1931
*''
Acanthocyclops galbinus''
Mazepova, 1962
*''
Acanthocyclops gigas''
(Claus, 1857)
*''
Acanthocyclops gmeineri''
Pospisil, 1989
*''
Acanthocyclops gordani''
Petkovski, 1971
*''
Acanthocyclops hispanicus''
Kiefer, 1937
*''
Acanthocyclops hypogeus''
(Kiefer, 1930)
*''
Acanthocyclops improcerus''
Mazepova, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops incolotaenia''
Mazepova, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops insectus''
(Forbes, 1882)
*''
Acanthocyclops intermedius''
Mazepova, 1952
*''
Acanthocyclops iskrecensis''
Pandourski, 1992
*''
Acanthocyclops jasnitskii''
Mazepova, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops jeanneli''
(Chappuis, 1929)
*''
Acanthocyclops kagaensis''
ItoTak, 1964
*''
Acanthocyclops kieferi''
(Chappuis, 1925)
*''
Acanthocyclops konstantini''
Mazepova, 1962
*''
Acanthocyclops languidoides''
(Lilljeborg, 1901)
*''
Acanthocyclops languidus''
(Sars, 1863)
*''
Acanthocyclops latipes''
(Lowndes, 1927)
*''
Acanthocyclops lobulosus''
(Ekman, 1905)
*''
Acanthocyclops longifurcus''
Shen & Sung, 1963
*''
Acanthocyclops macedonicus''
(Petkovski, 1954)
*''
Acanthocyclops magnus''
(Marsh, 1920)
*''
Acanthocyclops marceloi''
Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2009
*''
Acanthocyclops michaelseni''
(Mrázek, 1901)
*''
Acanthocyclops milotai''
Iepure & Defaye, 2008
*''
Acanthocyclops mirnyi
''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:
*'' Acanthocyclops abyssicola'' (Lilljeborg, 1901)
...
''
Borutsky & Vinogradov, 1957
*''
Acanthocyclops miurai''
ItoTak, 1957
*''
Acanthocyclops montana''
Reid & Reed, 1991
*''
Acanthocyclops morimotoi''
ItoTak, 1952
*''
Acanthocyclops muscicola''
(Lastochkin, 1924)
*''
Acanthocyclops nanus''
(Sars, 1863)
*''
Acanthocyclops niceae''
Mann, 1940
*''
Acanthocyclops notabilis''
Mazepova, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops orientalis''
Borutsky, 1966
*''
Acanthocyclops parasensitivus''
Reid, 1998
*''
Acanthocyclops parcus''
(Herrick, 1882)
*''
Acanthocyclops parvulus''
Strayer, 1989
*''
Acanthocyclops pennaki''
Reid, 1992
*''
Acanthocyclops petkovskii''
Pesce & Lattinger, 1983
*''
Acanthocyclops phreaticus''
(Chappuis, 1928)
*''
Acanthocyclops pilosus''
Kiefer, 1934
*''
Acanthocyclops plattensis''
Pennak & Ward, 1985
*''
Acanthocyclops plesai''
Iepure, 2001
*''
Acanthocyclops profundus''
Mazepova, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops propinquus''
Plesa, 1957
*''
Acanthocyclops radevi''
Pandourski, 1993
*''
Acanthocyclops rebecae''
Fiers, Ghenne & Suárez-Morales, 2000
*''
Acanthocyclops reductus''
(Chappuis, 1925)
*''
Acanthocyclops rhenanus''
Kiefer, 1936
*''
Acanthocyclops robustus
''Acanthocyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It was originally described by Friedrich Kiefer as a subgenus of ''Cyclops
In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; , ''Kýklōpes'', "Ci ...
''
(Sars, 1863)
*''
Acanthocyclops rupestris''
Mazepova, 1950
*''
Acanthocyclops sambugarae''
Kiefer, 1981
*''
Acanthocyclops sensitivus''
(Graeter & Chappuis, 1914)
*''
Acanthocyclops serrani''
Braicovich & Timi, 2009
*''
Acanthocyclops signifer''
Mazepova, 1952
*''
Acanthocyclops similis''
Flössner, 1984
*''
Acanthocyclops skottsbergi''
Lindberg, 1949
*''
Acanthocyclops smithae''
Reid & Suárez-Morales, 1999
*''
Acanthocyclops spongicola''
Mazepova, 1962
*''
Acanthocyclops stammeri''
Kiefer, 1931
*''
Acanthocyclops strimonis''
(Pandourski, 1994)
*''
Acanthocyclops stygius''
(Chappuis, 1924)
*''
Acanthocyclops talievi''
Mazepova, 1970
*''
Acanthocyclops tenuispinalis''
Shen & Sung, 1963
*''
Acanthocyclops thomasi''
(Forbes, 1882)
*''
Acanthocyclops tokchokensis''
Kim & Chang, 1991
*''
Acanthocyclops trajani''
Mirabdullayev & Defaye, 2004
*''
Acanthocyclops troglophilus''
(Kiefer, 1932)
*''
Acanthocyclops venustoides''
(Coker, 1934)
*''
Acanthocyclops venustus''
(Norman & Scott, 1906)
*''
Acanthocyclops vernalis''
(Fischer, 1853)
*''
Acanthocyclops versutus''
Mazepova, 1961
*''
Acanthocyclops viridis''
(Jurine, 1820)
References
Cyclopidae
Cyclopoida genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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