''Metacyclops'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
crustacean
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...
s in the
family
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Cyclopidae containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the
IUCN Red List
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– ''M. campestris'' from Brazil (
conservation dependent
A conservation-dependent species is a species which has been categorized as "Conservation Dependent" ("LR/cd") by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as dependent on conservation efforts to prevent it from becoming endang ...
), ''M. gasparoi'' from Italy (
vulnerable), and ''M. postojnae'' from Slovenia (vulnerable).
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Metacyclops aequatorialis''
Dussart, 1978
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Metacyclops agnitus''
Herbst, 1988
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Metacyclops amicitiae''
Kolaczynski, 2015
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Metacyclops amoenus''
(Mann, 1940)
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Metacyclops botosaneanui''
Pesce, 1985
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Metacyclops brauni''
Herbst, 1962
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Metacyclops campestris''
Reid, 1987
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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Dumont, 1981
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Metacyclops communis''
Lindberg, 1938
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Metacyclops concavus''
Kiefer, 1937
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Metacyclops curtispinosus''
Dussart, 1984
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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Reid, 1991
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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(Lepeshkin, 1900)
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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Plesa, 1981
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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Dussart & Frutos, 1986
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2013
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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Pesce, 1985
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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(Gauthier, 1951)
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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 ...
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Stoch, 1987
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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Galassi & Pesce, 1994
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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 ( vulnerable) ...
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(Lilljeborg, 1853)
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Metacyclops grandis''
(Kiefer, 1935)
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Metacyclops grandispinifer''
(Lindberg, 1940)
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Metacyclops hannensis''
Defaye, 1993
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Metacyclops hartmanni''
Herbst, 1960
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Metacyclops hirsutus''
C. E. F. Rocha, 1994
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Metacyclops janstocki''
Herbst, 1990
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Metacyclops laticornis''
(Lowndes, 1934)
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Metacyclops leptopus''
(Kiefer, 1927)
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Metacyclops longimaxillis''
Defaye & Por, 2010
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Metacyclops lusitanus''
Lindberg, 1961
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Metacyclops malayicus''
Kiefer, 1930
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Metacyclops margaretae''
Lindberg, 1938
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Metacyclops mendocinus''
(Wierzejski, 1892)
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Metacyclops micropus''
Kiefer, 1932
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Metacyclops minutus''
(Claus, 1863)
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Metacyclops mortoni''
Pesce, De Laurentiis & Humphreys, 1996
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Metacyclops mutatus''
Herbst, 1988
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Metacyclops necessarius''
(Kiefer, 1926)
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Metacyclops oraemaris''
C. E. F. Rocha, 1994
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Metacyclops paludicola''
(Herbst, 1959)
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Metacyclops pectiniatus''
Shen & Tai, 1964
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Metacyclops planus
''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 It ...
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(Gurney, 1909)
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Metacyclops postojnae''
Brancelj, 1987
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Metacyclops problematicus''
Dumont, 1973
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Metacyclops prolatus''
Kiefer, 1935
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Metacyclops pseudoanceps''
(Green, 1962)
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Metacyclops rudis''
Plesa, 1981
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Metacyclops ryukyuensis''
Ishida, 1995
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Metacyclops somalicus
''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) ...
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Dumont, 1981
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Metacyclops stammeri''
Kiefer, 1938
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Metacyclops subaequalis''
Dussart, 1984
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Metacyclops subdolus''
Kiefer, 1938
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Metacyclops superincidentis''
Karanovic, 2004
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Metacyclops thailandicus''
Boonyanusith, Sanoamuang & Brancelj, 2018
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Metacyclops tredecimus''
(Lowndes, 1934)
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Metacyclops trisetosus''
Herbst, 1957
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Metacyclops trispinosus''
Dumont, 1981
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Metacyclops tropicus
''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) ...
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(Kiefer, 1932)
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Metacyclops unacanthus''
Lindberg, 1936
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Metacyclops woni''
Lee & Chang, 2015
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Metacyclops arenicolus''
Fryer, 1956 → ''
Allocyclops arenicolus''
(Fryer, 1956)
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Metacyclops arnaudi
''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) ...
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(Sars G.O., 1908) → ''
Pescecyclops arnaudi''
(Sars G.O., 1908)
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Metacyclops dimorphus''
(Kiefer, 1934) → ''
Apocyclops dimorphus''
(Kiefer, 1934)
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Metacyclops distans''
Kiefer, 1956 → ''
Apocyclops distans''
(Kiefer, 1956)
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Metacyclops fiersi''
De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001 → ''
Fierscyclops fiersi''
(De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001)
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Metacyclops kimberleyi''
Karanovic, 2004 → ''
Pescecyclops kimberleyi''
(Karanovic, 2004)
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Metacyclops laurentiisae
''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) ...
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Karanovic, 2004 → ''
Pescecyclops laurentiisae''
(Karanovic, 2004)
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Metacyclops monacanthus''
(Kiefer, 1928) → ''
Pescecyclops monacanthus''
(Kiefer, 1928)
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Metacyclops panamensis
''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) ...
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(Marsh, 1913) → ''
Apocyclops panamensis''
(Marsh, 1913)
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Metacyclops pilanus''
Karanovic, 2004 → ''
Pescecyclops pilanus''
(Karanovic, 2004)
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Metacyclops pilbaricus''
Karanovic, 2004 → ''
Pescecyclops pilbaricus''
(Karanovic, 2004)
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Metacyclops procerus''
(Herbst, 1955) → ''
Apocyclops procerus''
(Herbst, 1955)
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Metacyclops royi''
Lindberg, 1940 → ''
Apocyclops royi''
(Lindberg, 1940)
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Metacyclops spartinus''
(Ruber, 1966) → ''
Apocyclops spartinus''
(Ruber, 1968)
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Metacyclops stocki''
Pesce, 1985 → ''
Hesperocyclops stocki''
(Pesce, 1985)
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Metacyclops viduus''
(Kiefer, 1933) → ''
Apocyclops viduus''
(Kiefer, 1933)
References
Cyclopidae
Cyclopoida genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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