North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

Traits taxon details

Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927

AphiaID

157735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157735)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820) (type by original designation)

Parent

Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815

Orig. name

Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927

Direct children (9)

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Species Megacyclops brachypus Kiefer, 1955
Species Megacyclops formosanus (Harada, 1931)
Species Megacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927)
Species Megacyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920)
Species Megacyclops minutus Claus, 1863
Species Megacyclops donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929) represented as Megacyclops donnaldsoni donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929)
Species Megacyclops dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 represented as Megacyclops dussarti dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977
Species Megacyclops gigas (Claus, 1857) represented as Megacyclops gigas gigas (Claus, 1857)
Species Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820) represented as Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157735 on 2024-05-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157735 on 2024-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-24 07:32:08Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-07-28 20:41:46Z

checked

Walter, T. Chad

2015-07-13 11:03:02Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2023-05-24 10:57:02Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

additional source Monchenko, V.I. (1974). Shchelepnoroti tsiklopodiny, tsiklopi (Cyclopidae). Gnathostoma, Cyclopoida, (Cyclopidae). <em>Fauna Ukrainy, Fauna of Ukraine, Vidavnitstvo Naukova Dumka, Kiev.</em> 27(3):1-452, figs. 1-142. (28-vi-1974, Ukrainian). [details] Available for editors

additional source Soesbergen, M. (2021). The genus Megacyclops (Crustacea: Copepoda) in the Netherlands: Distribution and ecology. <em>International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies.</em> 8(1, Part 1A):28-33. [details] Available for editors