''Macrocyclops'' is a genus 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 ...
s belonging to 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 ...
. There are currently 13 described species found in
fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salt (chemistry), salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include ...
habitats throughout the world:
*''
Macrocyclops albicans''
G.W. Smith, 1909
*''
Macrocyclops albidus''
(Jurine, 1820)
*''
Macrocyclops annulicornis''
(Koch, 1838)
*''
Macrocyclops baicalensis''
Mazepova, 1962
*''
Macrocyclops bistriatus''
(Koch, 1838)
*''
Macrocyclops coronatus''
(Claus, 1857)
*''
Macrocyclops distinctus''
(Richard, 1887)
*''
Macrocyclops fuscus''
(Jurine, 1820)
*''
Macrocyclops monticola''
Ishida, 1994
*''
Macrocyclops neuter''
Kiefer, 1931
*''
Macrocyclops oithonoides''
Roen, 1957
*''
Macrocyclops oligolasius''
Kiefer, 1938
*''
Macrocyclops signatus''
(Koch, 1838)
References
Cyclopoida genera
Cyclopidae
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