''Macrocyclops'' is a genus 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 ...
s belonging to the family
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
*' ...
. 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 salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does incl ...
habitats throughout the world:
*''
Macrocyclops albicans''
G.W. Smith, 1909
*''
Macrocyclops albidus
''Macrocyclops albidus'' is a larvivorous copepod species.
Ecology
It makes its habitat in still fresh waters such as in residential roadside ditches, pools, ponds, and other environments with sufficient food supply.
''Macrocyclopsis'' feed on ...
''
(Jurine, 1820)
*''
Macrocyclops annulicornis''
(Koch, 1838)
*''
Macrocyclops baicalensis''
Mazepova, 1962
*''
Macrocyclops bistriatus
''Macrocyclops'' is a genus of copepods belonging to the family Cyclopidae. There are currently 13 described species found in fresh water habitats throughout the world:
*'' Macrocyclops albicans'' G.W. Smith, 1909
*''Macrocyclops albidus
''Ma ...
''
(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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