Copepoda taxon details

Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927

157735  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157735)

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Genus
Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820) (type by original designation)

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  1. Species Megacyclops brachypus Kiefer, 1955
  2. Species Megacyclops formosanus (Harada, 1931)
  3. Species Megacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927)
  4. Species Megacyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920)
  5. Species Megacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857) accepted as Diacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857) represented as Diacyclops bicuspidatus bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857)
  6. Species Megacyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880) accepted as Diacyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880)
  7. Species Megacyclops clandestinus (Kiefer, 1926) accepted as Diacyclops clandestinus (Kiefer, 1926)
  8. Species Megacyclops kieferi (Chappuis, 1925) accepted as Acanthocyclops kieferi (Chappuis, 1925)
  9. Species Megacyclops languidoides (Lilljeborg, 1901) accepted as Diacyclops languidoides languidoides (Lilljeborg, 1901)
  10. Species Megacyclops languidus (Sars G.O., 1863) accepted as Diacyclops languidus languidus (Sars G.O., 1863)
  11. Species Megacyclops minutus (Claus, 1863) accepted as Metacyclops minutus (Claus, 1863) represented as Metacyclops minutus minutus (Claus, 1863)
  12. Species Megacyclops niceae (Mann, 1940) accepted as Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820) represented as Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820)
  13. Species Megacyclops robustus (Sars G.O., 1863) accepted as Acanthocyclops robustus (Sars G.O., 1863) represented as Acanthocyclops robustus robustus (Sars G.O., 1863)
  14. Species Megacyclops donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929) represented as Megacyclops donnaldsoni donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929)
    1. Subspecies Megacyclops donnaldsoni algericus (Kiefer, 1930)
    2. Subspecies Megacyclops donnaldsoni donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929)
  15. Species Megacyclops dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 represented as Megacyclops dussarti dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977
    1. Subspecies Megacyclops dussarti dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977
    2. Subspecies Megacyclops dussarti orientalis Pesce, Pace & Maggi, 1984
  16. Species Megacyclops gigas (Claus, 1857) represented as Megacyclops gigas gigas (Claus, 1857)
    1. Subspecies Megacyclops gigas gigas (Claus, 1857)
    2. Subspecies Megacyclops gigas latipes (Lowndes, 1927) represented as Megacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927)
  17. Species Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820) represented as Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820)
    1. Subspecies Megacyclops viridis batiale Stella, 1964
    2. Subspecies Megacyclops viridis deserticola Lindberg, 1936
    3. Subspecies Megacyclops viridis latipes Lindberg, 1949
    4. Subspecies Megacyclops viridis oligotrichus (Monchenko, 1980)
    5. Subspecies Megacyclops viridis takebuensis Ito Tak., 1953
    6. Subspecies Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kiefer, F. (1927). Versuch eines Systems der Cyclopiden. [Attempt at the systematics of cyclopoids.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 73(11-12):302-308. (5-x-1927). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157735 on 2026-04-30
Date
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2005-05-24 07:32:08Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-07-28 20:41:46Z
checked
Walter, T. Chad
2015-07-13 11:03:02Z
changed
Walter, T. Chad
2023-05-24 10:57:02Z
changed
Walter, T. Chad
2025-04-25 12:54:46Z
changed
Boxshall, Geoff

original description Kiefer, F. (1927). Versuch eines Systems der Cyclopiden. [Attempt at the systematics of cyclopoids.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 73(11-12):302-308. (5-x-1927). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Acanthocyclops (Megacyclops) Pesce & Maggi, 1977) Pesce, G.L. & D. Maggi. (1977). Un nouveau cyclopide des eaux souterraines phréatiques de Grèce: Acanthocylops (Megacyclops) dussarti n. sp. (Crustacea, Copepoda). [A new cyclopid from phreatic groundwaters of Greece: Acanthocylops (Megacyclops) dussarti n. sp. (Crustacea, Copepoda).]. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> (C)27(1):77-82, figs. 1-9. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cyclops (Megacyclops) Kiefer, 1927) Kiefer, F. (1927). Versuch eines Systems der Cyclopiden. [Attempt at the systematics of cyclopoids.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 73(11-12):302-308. (5-x-1927). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Monchenko, V.I. (1974). Shchelepnoroti tsiklopodiny, tsiklopi (Cyclopidae). Gnathostoma, Cyclopoida, (Cyclopidae). [Sliver-clawed cyclopoids, Cyclops (Cyclopidae). Gnathnostoma, Cyclopoida, (Cyclopidae).]. <em>Fauna Ukrainy, Fauna of Ukraine, Vidavnitstvo Naukova Dumka, Kiev.</em> 27(3):1-452, figs. 1-142. (28-vi-1974, Ukrainian).
page(s): 256-258 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Soesbergen, M. (2021). The genus Megacyclops (Crustacea: Copepoda) in the Netherlands: Distribution and ecology. <em>International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies.</em> 8(1, Part 1A):28-33., available online at https://doi.org/10.22271/23940522.2021.v8.i1a.789 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Megacyclops Document hosted within Copepoda 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megacyclops) 
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 259993 Megacyclops sp. dorsal 25x photo) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 259993 Megacyclops sp. lateral 25x photo) 
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