''Cyclops varius'' 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 ...

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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 *' ...

family. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1901 by Lilljeborg Walter, T. Chad (2012). Cyclops varius. In: Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2012). World Copepoda database. Accessed via: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=350632

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Animals described in 1901 Cyclopidae {{copepod-stub