''Acanthocyclops hypogeus'' is a species of

copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have p ...

in the family

Cyclopidae The Cyclopidae are 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 *' ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

References

Cyclopidae Freshwater crustaceans of Europe Crustaceans described in 1930 Endemic fauna of Slovenia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{copepod-stub