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Afrocyclops

Afrocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing the following species:Afrocyclops alter Kiefer, 1935 Afrocyclops curticornis (Kiefer, 1932) Afrocyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935 Afrocyclops gibsoni (Brady, 1904) Afrocyclops herringi Alekseev & Sanoamuang, 2006 Afrocyclops ikennus Onabamiro, 1957 Afrocyclops lanceolatus Kiefer, 1935 Afrocyclops nubicus (Chappuis, 1922) Afrocyclops pauliani Lindberg, 1951 Afrocyclops propinquus (Kiefer, 1932) Afrocyclops sparus Dussart, 1974

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Afrocyclops
Afrocyclops pauliani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Afrocyclops
G. O. Sars, 1927

Afrocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing the following species:1

  • Afrocyclops alter Kiefer, 1935
  • Afrocyclops curticornis (Kiefer, 1932)
  • Afrocyclops doryphorus Kiefer, 1935
  • Afrocyclops gibsoni (Brady, 1904)
  • Afrocyclops herringi Alekseev & Sanoamuang, 2006
  • Afrocyclops ikennus Onabamiro, 1957
  • Afrocyclops lanceolatus Kiefer, 1935
  • Afrocyclops nubicus (Chappuis, 1922)
  • Afrocyclops pauliani Lindberg, 1951
  • Afrocyclops propinquus (Kiefer, 1932)
  • Afrocyclops sparus Dussart, 1974
References

References

  1. T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Afrocyclops Sars G.O., 1927". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
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