''Tropocyclops nananae'' is a species of

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 ...

in 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 ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Brazil. Its natural

habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...

s are swamps, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes.

Sources

Cyclopidae Freshwater crustaceans of South America Endemic crustaceans of Brazil Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Crustaceans described in 1991 {{copepod-stub