Cyclopinidae

Cyclopinidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Suborder: Oithonida
Family: Cyclopinidae
Sars G.O., 1913

Cyclopinidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida.[1] The family was first described in 1913 by Norwegian zoologist, Georg Ossian Sars.[2][3]

These copepods are found in both marine and brackish waters.[2]

Genera

Genera accepted by WoRMS:[2]

  • Afrocyclopina Wells, 1967
  • Allocyclopina Kiefer, 1954
  • Arenocyclopina Krishnaswamy, 1957
  • Cryptocyclopina Monchenko, 1979
  • Cyclopidina Steuer, 1940
  • Cyclopina Claus, 1863
  • Cyclopinopsis Smirnov, 1935
  • Cyclopinotus Monchenko, 1989
  • Heterocyclopina Plesa, 1968
  • Indocyclopina Wells, 1967
  • Koreacyclopina Karanovic, 2021
  • Mexiclopina Suárez-Morales & Almeyda-Artigas, 2015

References

  1. ^ "Cyclopinidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cyclopinidae Sars G.O., 1913". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  3. ^ Sars, G.O. (1913). Copepoda Cyclopoida. Parts III & IV. Cyclopidae (continued). An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen. 6:33-56, pls. 17-32
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