''Afrocyclops'' 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 ...
, containing the following
species
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:
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Afrocyclops alter''
Kiefer, 1935
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Afrocyclops curticornis
''Afrocyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family (biology), family Cyclopidae, containing the following species:
*''Afrocyclops alter'' Kiefer, 1935
*''Afrocyclops curticornis'' (Kiefer, 1932)
*''Afrocyclops doryphorus'' Kiefer, 19 ...
''
(Kiefer, 1932)
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Afrocyclops doryphorus''
Kiefer, 1935
*''
Afrocyclops gibsoni
''Afrocyclops gibsoni'' is a species of copepod in the family Cyclopidae. Three subspecies have been identified:
*''Afrocyclops gibsoni abbreviatus'' Kiefer, 1933
*''Afrocyclops gibsoni doryphorus'' (Kiefer, 1935)
*''Afrocyclops gibsoni ondoensis ...
''
(Brady, 1904)
*''
Afrocyclops herringi''
Alekseev & Sanoamuang, 2006
*''
Afrocyclops ikennus''
Onabamiro, 1957
*''
Afrocyclops lanceolatus''
Kiefer, 1935
*''
Afrocyclops nubicus''
(Chappuis, 1922)
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Afrocyclops pauliani''
Lindberg, 1951
*''
Afrocyclops propinquus''
(Kiefer, 1932)
*''
Afrocyclops sparus''
Dussart, 1974
References
External links
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Cyclopidae
Cyclopoida genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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