Cyclopina unisetosa

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

Cyclopina unisetosa 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 known only from its type locality within the Central Western Shelf Transition region (an IMCRA region) in Western Australia.[1][3] It differs from other Australian Cyclopina species by its females having a short copulatory duct, and a 10-segmented antennula.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Cyclopina unisetosa 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 unisetosa 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.