''Metacyclops'' is a

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s in the

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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 *' ...

, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the

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– ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (

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), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (

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) and ''M. postojnae'' from Slovenia (vulnerable). *''

Metacyclops aequatorialis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' Dussart, 1978 *''

Metacyclops agnitus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' Herbst, 1988 *''

Metacyclops amicitiae ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' Kolaczynski, 2015 *''

Metacyclops amoenus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' (Mann, 1940) *''

Metacyclops botosaneanui ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' Pesce, 1985 *''

Metacyclops brauni ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' Herbst, 1962 *''

Metacyclops campestris ''Metacyclops campestris'' is a species of copepod in the family Cyclopidae The Cyclopidae are a family (biology), family of copepods containing more than half of the 1,200 species in the order (biology), order Cyclopoida in over 70 genera. G ...

'' Reid, 1987 *''

Metacyclops chelazzii ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Dumont, 1981 *''

Metacyclops communis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' Lindberg, 1938 *''

Metacyclops concavus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' Kiefer, 1937 *''

Metacyclops curtispinosus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Dussart, 1984 *''

Metacyclops cushae ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Reid, 1991 *''

Metacyclops dengizicus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' (Lepeshkin, 1900) *''

Metacyclops dentatus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Plesa, 1981 *''

Metacyclops denticulatus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Dussart & Frutos, 1986 *''

Metacyclops deserticus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2013 *''

Metacyclops dianae ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Pesce, 1985 *''

Metacyclops exsulis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' (Gauthier, 1951) *''

Metacyclops gasparoi ''Metacyclops gasparoi'' is a species of copepod in the family Cyclopidae. The IUCN conservation status of ''Metacyclops gasparoi'' is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The IUCN status was revie ...

'' Stoch, 1987 *''

Metacyclops geltrudeae ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Galassi & Pesce, 1994 *''

Metacyclops gracilis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' (Lilljeborg, 1853) *''

Metacyclops grandis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' (Kiefer, 1935) *'' Metacyclops grandispinifer'' (Lindberg, 1940) *''

Metacyclops hannensis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Defaye, 1993 *'' Metacyclops hartmanni'' Herbst, 1960 *'' Metacyclops hirsutus'' C. E. F. Rocha, 1994 *'' Metacyclops janstocki'' Herbst, 1990 *'' Metacyclops laticornis'' (Lowndes, 1934) *'' Metacyclops leptopus'' (Kiefer, 1927) *''

Metacyclops longimaxillis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulnerable) ...

'' Defaye & Por, 2010 *'' Metacyclops lusitanus'' Lindberg, 1961 *'' Metacyclops malayicus'' Kiefer, 1930 *'' Metacyclops margaretae'' Lindberg, 1938 *''

Metacyclops mendocinus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family (biology), family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from I ...

'' (Wierzejski, 1892) *''

Metacyclops micropus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulnerable) ...

'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Metacyclops minutus'' (Claus, 1863) *'' Metacyclops mortoni'' Pesce, De Laurentiis & Humphreys, 1996 *'' Metacyclops mutatus'' Herbst, 1988 *'' Metacyclops necessarius'' (Kiefer, 1926) *'' Metacyclops oraemaris'' C. E. F. Rocha, 1994 *'' Metacyclops paludicola'' (Herbst, 1959) *'' Metacyclops pectiniatus'' Shen & Tai, 1964 *'' Metacyclops planus'' (Gurney, 1909) *'' Metacyclops postojnae'' Brancelj, 1987 *'' Metacyclops problematicus'' Dumont, 1973 *'' Metacyclops prolatus'' Kiefer, 1935 *'' Metacyclops pseudoanceps'' (Green, 1962) *'' Metacyclops rudis'' Plesa, 1981 *''

Metacyclops ryukyuensis ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family (biology), family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from I ...

'' Ishida, 1995 *'' Metacyclops somalicus'' Dumont, 1981 *'' Metacyclops stammeri'' Kiefer, 1938 *'' Metacyclops subaequalis'' Dussart, 1984 *''

Metacyclops subdolus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulnerable) ...

'' Kiefer, 1938 *'' Metacyclops superincidentis'' Karanovic, 2004 *'' Metacyclops thailandicus'' Boonyanusith, Sanoamuang & Brancelj, 2018 *''

Metacyclops tredecimus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' (Lowndes, 1934) *'' Metacyclops trisetosus'' Herbst, 1957 *'' Metacyclops trispinosus'' Dumont, 1981 *'' Metacyclops tropicus'' (Kiefer, 1932) *''

Metacyclops unacanthus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Lindberg, 1936 *'' Metacyclops woni'' Lee & Chang, 2015 *'' Metacyclops arenicolus'' Fryer, 1956 → '' Allocyclops arenicolus'' (Fryer, 1956) *'' Metacyclops arnaudi'' (Sars G.O., 1908) → '' Pescecyclops arnaudi'' (Sars G.O., 1908) *'' Metacyclops dimorphus'' (Kiefer, 1934) → '' Apocyclops dimorphus'' (Kiefer, 1934) *''

Metacyclops distans ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Kiefer, 1956 → '' Apocyclops distans'' (Kiefer, 1956) *'' Metacyclops fiersi'' De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001 → '' Fierscyclops fiersi'' (De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001) *'' Metacyclops kimberleyi'' Karanovic, 2004 → '' Pescecyclops kimberleyi'' (Karanovic, 2004) *'' Metacyclops laurentiisae'' Karanovic, 2004 → '' Pescecyclops laurentiisae'' (Karanovic, 2004) *'' Metacyclops monacanthus'' (Kiefer, 1928) → '' Pescecyclops monacanthus'' (Kiefer, 1928) *'' Metacyclops panamensis'' (Marsh, 1913) → '' Apocyclops panamensis'' (Marsh, 1913) *'' Metacyclops pilanus'' Karanovic, 2004 → '' Pescecyclops pilanus'' (Karanovic, 2004) *'' Metacyclops pilbaricus'' Karanovic, 2004 → '' Pescecyclops pilbaricus'' (Karanovic, 2004) *''

Metacyclops procerus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' (Herbst, 1955) → '' Apocyclops procerus'' (Herbst, 1955) *'' Metacyclops royi'' Lindberg, 1940 → '' Apocyclops royi'' (Lindberg, 1940) *'' Metacyclops spartinus'' (Ruber, 1966) → '' Apocyclops spartinus'' (Ruber, 1968) *''

Metacyclops stocki ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy ( vulner ...

'' Pesce, 1985 → '' Hesperocyclops stocki'' (Pesce, 1985) *''

Metacyclops viduus ''Metacyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – ''M. campestris'' from Brazil ( conservation dependent), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (vulner ...

'' (Kiefer, 1933) → '' Apocyclops viduus'' (Kiefer, 1933)

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