Family CYCLOPIDAE Burmeister, 1834

Psammocyclops excellens

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• Cyclopidae Burmeister, 1834.

  Type genus:

   Cyclops Müller, 1776.

  Compiled from secondary source:

   Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [498].

Introduction

The Cyclopidae is a diverse and abundant copepod family, with a cosmopolitan distribution in fresh water. Species have been recorded from a variety of habitats including subterranean groundwater, lakes, caves, damp moss and leaf litter. The family There are 59 genera, and approximately 760 species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 498) for more details as well as a key to the genera.

ID Keys

For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).

General References

Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.