''Afrocyclops gibsoni'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...
in the family
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 ...
. Three
subspecies
In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...
have been identified:
*''Afrocyclops gibsoni abbreviatus''
Kiefer, 1933
*''Afrocyclops gibsoni doryphorus''
(Kiefer, 1935)
*''Afrocyclops gibsoni ondoensis''
(Kiefer, 1952)
References
Cyclopidae
Crustaceans described in 1904
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