''Acanthocyclops'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 ...

crustacean Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean gro ...

s in the

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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 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 (plural: 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 betw ...

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Cyclops In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...

'', and contains the following species: *''

Acanthocyclops abyssicola ''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) ...

'' (Lilljeborg, 1901) *''

Acanthocyclops agamus ''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 ...

'' Kiefer, 1938 *'' Acanthocyclops alticola'' (Kiefer, 1935) *''

Acanthocyclops americanus ''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) ...

'' (Marsh, 1893) *'' Acanthocyclops arenosus'' Mazepova, 1950 *''

Acanthocyclops balcanicus ''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 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, 19 ...

'' (Claus, 1857) *''

Acanthocyclops bisetosus ''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) * ...

'' (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, 19 ...

'' 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, 19 ...

'' (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, 19 ...

'' (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, 19 ...

'' 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, 19 ...

'' (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, 19 ...

'' 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, 19 ...

'' (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, 19 ...

'' (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, 19 ...

'' (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, 19 ...

'' (Sterba, 1954) *'' Acanthocyclops denticornis'' Chislenko, 1977 *'' Acanthocyclops dussarti'' Pesce & Maggi, 1977 *''

Acanthocyclops einslei ''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) * ...

'' 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'' Harada, 1931 *''

Acanthocyclops galbinus ''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) * ...

'' Mazepova, 1962 *'' Acanthocyclops gigas'' (Claus, 1857) *''

Acanthocyclops gmeineri ''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) * ...

'' Pospisil, 1989 *''

Acanthocyclops gordani ''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) ...

'' Petkovski, 1971 *'' Acanthocyclops hispanicus'' Kiefer, 1937 *''

Acanthocyclops hypogeus ''Acanthocyclops hypogeus'' is a species of copepod in the family Cyclopidae. It is endemic to Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is b ...

'' (Kiefer, 1930) *'' Acanthocyclops improcerus'' Mazepova, 1950 *'' Acanthocyclops incolotaenia'' Mazepova, 1950 *'' Acanthocyclops insectus'' (Forbes, 1882) *'' Acanthocyclops intermedius'' Mazepova, 1952 *''

Acanthocyclops iskrecensis ''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) * ...

'' Pandourski, 1992 *''

Acanthocyclops jasnitskii ''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) ...

'' 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 ''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) ...

'' (Petkovski, 1954) *'' Acanthocyclops magnus'' (Marsh, 1920) *'' Acanthocyclops marceloi'' Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2009 *'' Acanthocyclops michaelseni'' (Mrázek, 1901) *''

Acanthocyclops milotai ''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) * ...

'' Iepure & Defaye, 2008 *'' Acanthocyclops mirnyi'' Borutsky & Vinogradov, 1957 *''

Acanthocyclops miurai ''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) ...

'' ItoTak, 1957 *''

Acanthocyclops montana ''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 & Reed, 1991 *'' Acanthocyclops morimotoi'' ItoTak, 1952 *''

Acanthocyclops muscicola ''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) * ...

'' (Lastochkin, 1924) *''

Acanthocyclops nanus ''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 niceae'' Mann, 1940 *''

Acanthocyclops notabilis ''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) ...

'' Mazepova, 1950 *''

Acanthocyclops orientalis ''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, 1966 *''

Acanthocyclops parasensitivus ''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, 1998 *''

Acanthocyclops parcus ''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) * ...

'' (Herrick, 1882) *'' Acanthocyclops parvulus'' Strayer, 1989 *''

Acanthocyclops pennaki ''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, 1992 *''

Acanthocyclops petkovskii ''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 & Lattinger, 1983 *'' Acanthocyclops phreaticus'' (Chappuis, 1928) *'' Acanthocyclops pilosus'' Kiefer, 1934 *'' Acanthocyclops plattensis'' Pennak & Ward, 1985 *'' Acanthocyclops plesai'' Iepure, 2001 *''

Acanthocyclops profundus ''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 ...

'' Mazepova, 1950 *''

Acanthocyclops propinquus ''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) ...

'' Plesa, 1957 *'' Acanthocyclops radevi'' Pandourski, 1993 *'' Acanthocyclops rebecae'' Fiers, Ghenne & Suárez-Morales, 2000 *''

Acanthocyclops reductus ''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) * ...

'' (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 ( ; el, Κύκλωπ� ...

'' (Sars, 1863) *'' Acanthocyclops rupestris'' Mazepova, 1950 *''

Acanthocyclops sambugarae ''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, 1981 *''

Acanthocyclops sensitivus ''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 & Chappuis, 1914) *'' Acanthocyclops serrani'' Braicovich & Timi, 2009 *'' Acanthocyclops signifer'' Mazepova, 1952 *''

Acanthocyclops similis ''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) * ...

'' Flössner, 1984 *'' Acanthocyclops skottsbergi'' Lindberg, 1949 *'' Acanthocyclops smithae'' Reid & Suárez-Morales, 1999 *'' Acanthocyclops spongicola'' Mazepova, 1962 *''

Acanthocyclops stammeri ''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, 1931 *'' Acanthocyclops strimonis'' (Pandourski, 1994) *'' Acanthocyclops stygius'' (Chappuis, 1924) *'' Acanthocyclops talievi'' Mazepova, 1970 *'' Acanthocyclops tenuispinalis'' Shen & Sung, 1963 *''

Acanthocyclops thomasi ''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) ...

'' (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 ''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 ...

'' Mazepova, 1961 *'' Acanthocyclops viridis'' (Jurine, 1820)

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