Cyclopina soror

Cyclopina soror
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopinidae
Genus: Cyclopina
Species:
C. soror
Binomial name
Cyclopina soror
Karanovic, 2008

Cyclopina soror is a species of copepod belonging to the order Cyclopoida, in the family, Cyclopinidae.[2] The species was first described in 2008 by zoologist, Tomislav Karanovic.[2][3]

The species is endemic to Australia, and is thought to be found across the IMCRA Spencer Gulf Shelf Province in South Australia.[1][3] It differs from other Australian Cyclopina species by its females having the outer spine shorter than the inner one, the third endopodal segment of the second, third, and fourth legs having five setae, and having an 11-segmented antennula.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Cyclopina soror Karanovic, 2008". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  2. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cyclopina soror Karanovic, 2008". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  3. ^ a b Karanovic, T. (2008). Marine Interstitial Poecilostomatoida and Cyclopoida (Copepoda) of Australia. Crustaceana Monograph, Brill, Leiden 9:1-336
  4. ^ Karanovic, Tomislav (2008). "Key To Australian Species Of The Genus Cyclopina". brill.com. Retrieved 2026-02-11.