Cyclopidae

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Cyclopidae
Cyclops bicuspidatus
male (below) and egg-bearing female.
Scale bar is 1 millimetre.
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Cyclopidae

Synonyms

Cyclopinae
Eucyclopinae

Cyclopidae is a family of copepods. It contains more than half of the 1,200 species in the order Cyclopoida[2] in over 70 genera.

Genera

The following genera are accepted as valid:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2011). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Cyclopidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  2. ^ F. Stoch (January 3, 2009). Cyclopoida "Checklist of the Italian Copepods". Retrieved April 7, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)