Copepoda name details
Eucyclops elegans (Herrick, 1884)
356762 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:356762)
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Species
Cyclops elegans Herrick, 1884 · unaccepted
(of Cyclops elegans Herrick, 1884) Herrick, C.L. (1884). Final report on the Crustacea of Minnesota, included in the orders Cladocera and Copepoda, together with a synopsis of the described species in North America, and keys to the known species of the more important genera. <em>Reports of the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota.</em> 12(5):1-192, pls. 1-29. (see also Am. Nat. 19: 185-186.)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3166129 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Eucyclops elegans (Herrick, 1884). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=356762 on 2026-05-15
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(of Cyclops elegans Herrick, 1884) Herrick, C.L. (1884). Final report on the Crustacea of Minnesota, included in the orders Cladocera and Copepoda, together with a synopsis of the described species in North America, and keys to the known species of the more important genera. <em>Reports of the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota.</em> 12(5):1-192, pls. 1-29. (see also Am. Nat. 19: 185-186.)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3166129 [details]
additional source Mohammed, A.Z., M. Musa, F.O. Arimoro, Y.I. Auta, P.O. Samuel & B.S. Adama. (2023). Effects of some environmental factors on temporal distribution of zooplankton in Lapai-Gwari stream, Niger State, Nigeria. <em>Annals of Technology Education Practitioners Association of Nigeria (ATEPAN).</em> 6(4):29-39. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Santos, L.A. dos, T.S. Michelan & F.F. Bomfim. (2026). Linking environmental uniqueness, local physicochemical variables, and human disturbance to zooplankton functional uniqueness in tropical ponds and streams. <em>Biodiversity And Conservation.</em> 35(3): 1-18. Feb 2026., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-026-03284-1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bolduc, P., Z.E. Taranu, B. Pinel-Alloul & A. Bertolo. (2026). Taxonomy and Functional Traits Modulate the Environmental Niche Dimensions of Crustacean Zooplankton Communities in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Beds. <em>Freshwater Biology.</em> 71:1-17. e70193., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70193 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dussart, B.H. & S.M. Frutos. (1987). Sur quelques Copépodes d'Argentine. 2. Copépodes du Paraná medio. [On some Copepods from Argentina. 2. Copepods from Paraná Medio.]. <em>Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale.</em> 19(3-4):241-262, figs. 1-103. (xi.1987, English and Spanish summaries.). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lopez-Ceniceros, F.J. (1995). Taxonomia, distribucion y notas ecologicas de copepodos Cyclopoida (Crustacea: Maxillopoda) de algunas localidades del norte y centro de Nuevo Leon. [Taxonomy, distribution and ecological notes of Cyclopoida copepods (Crustacea: Maxillopoda) from some localities in northern and central Nuevo Leon.]. <em>Biologo Tesis, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico.</em> 138 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mercado-Salas, N.F. & E. Suarez-Morales (2014). Morphological variation of Eucyclops elegans (Herrick, 1884) (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Americas and comments on records of Eucyclops conrowae Reid, 1992. <i>Journal of Natural History</i>. 48(33-34):2007-2026, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2014.897766 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mercado-Salas, N.F., E. Suárez-Morales & M. Silva-Briano. (2016). Taxonomic revision of the mexican Eucyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) with comments on the biogeography of the genus. Journal Of Natural History, 50(1-2):25-147., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1061715 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mercado-Salas, N.F. & E. Suárez-Morales. (2012). Morfologia, diversidad y distribucion de los Cyclopoida (Copepoda) de zonas aridas del centro-norte de Mexico. II. Eucyclopinae y analisis biogeografico. [Morphology, diversity, and distribution of the Cyclopoida (Copepoda) from arid areas of central-north. Mexico. II. Eucyclopinae and biogeographic analysis. ]. <em>Hidrobiologica.</em> 22(2):99-124. (Spanish). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Couture, S., C. Hudon, P. Gagnon, Z.E. Taranu, B. Pinel-Alloul, D. Houle, L. Aldamman, C. Beauvais & M. Lachapelle. (2021). Zooplankton communities in Precambrian Shield lakes (Quebec, Canada): responses to spatial and temporal gradients in water chemistry and climate. <em>Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 78 (5):567 - 579., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0139 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Alekseev, V.R. (2024). Genera Eucyclops Claus, 1893, Isocyclops Kiefer, 1957 and Stygocyclops Pleša, 1971 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) Identification guide of the world fauna. <em>In: Dumont, H.J.F. (ed.). Identification guides to the plankton and benthos of inland waters. Arthropoda Selecta Supplement No. 6, KMK Scientific Press, Moscow.</em> 28:1-201. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mohammed, A.Z., M. Musa, F.O. Arimoro, Y.I. Auta, P.O. Samuel & B.S. Adama. (2023). Effects of some environmental factors on temporal distribution of zooplankton in Lapai-Gwari stream, Niger State, Nigeria. <em>Annals of Technology Education Practitioners Association of Nigeria (ATEPAN).</em> 6(4):29-39. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Santos, L.A. dos, T.S. Michelan & F.F. Bomfim. (2026). Linking environmental uniqueness, local physicochemical variables, and human disturbance to zooplankton functional uniqueness in tropical ponds and streams. <em>Biodiversity And Conservation.</em> 35(3): 1-18. Feb 2026., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-026-03284-1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bolduc, P., Z.E. Taranu, B. Pinel-Alloul & A. Bertolo. (2026). Taxonomy and Functional Traits Modulate the Environmental Niche Dimensions of Crustacean Zooplankton Communities in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Beds. <em>Freshwater Biology.</em> 71:1-17. e70193., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70193 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dussart, B.H. & S.M. Frutos. (1987). Sur quelques Copépodes d'Argentine. 2. Copépodes du Paraná medio. [On some Copepods from Argentina. 2. Copepods from Paraná Medio.]. <em>Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale.</em> 19(3-4):241-262, figs. 1-103. (xi.1987, English and Spanish summaries.). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lopez-Ceniceros, F.J. (1995). Taxonomia, distribucion y notas ecologicas de copepodos Cyclopoida (Crustacea: Maxillopoda) de algunas localidades del norte y centro de Nuevo Leon. [Taxonomy, distribution and ecological notes of Cyclopoida copepods (Crustacea: Maxillopoda) from some localities in northern and central Nuevo Leon.]. <em>Biologo Tesis, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico.</em> 138 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mercado-Salas, N.F. & E. Suarez-Morales (2014). Morphological variation of Eucyclops elegans (Herrick, 1884) (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Americas and comments on records of Eucyclops conrowae Reid, 1992. <i>Journal of Natural History</i>. 48(33-34):2007-2026, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2014.897766 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mercado-Salas, N.F., E. Suárez-Morales & M. Silva-Briano. (2016). Taxonomic revision of the mexican Eucyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) with comments on the biogeography of the genus. Journal Of Natural History, 50(1-2):25-147., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1061715 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mercado-Salas, N.F. & E. Suárez-Morales. (2012). Morfologia, diversidad y distribucion de los Cyclopoida (Copepoda) de zonas aridas del centro-norte de Mexico. II. Eucyclopinae y analisis biogeografico. [Morphology, diversity, and distribution of the Cyclopoida (Copepoda) from arid areas of central-north. Mexico. II. Eucyclopinae and biogeographic analysis. ]. <em>Hidrobiologica.</em> 22(2):99-124. (Spanish). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Couture, S., C. Hudon, P. Gagnon, Z.E. Taranu, B. Pinel-Alloul, D. Houle, L. Aldamman, C. Beauvais & M. Lachapelle. (2021). Zooplankton communities in Precambrian Shield lakes (Quebec, Canada): responses to spatial and temporal gradients in water chemistry and climate. <em>Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 78 (5):567 - 579., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0139 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Alekseev, V.R. (2024). Genera Eucyclops Claus, 1893, Isocyclops Kiefer, 1957 and Stygocyclops Pleša, 1971 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) Identification guide of the world fauna. <em>In: Dumont, H.J.F. (ed.). Identification guides to the plankton and benthos of inland waters. Arthropoda Selecta Supplement No. 6, KMK Scientific Press, Moscow.</em> 28:1-201. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eucyclops elegans)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cyclops elegans Herrick, 1884)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 264597 Eucyclops cf. elegans dorsal length 61 photo)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 264597 Eucyclops cf. elegans lateral length 61 photo)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (22 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eucyclops elegans)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cyclops elegans Herrick, 1884)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 264597 Eucyclops cf. elegans dorsal length 61 photo)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 264597 Eucyclops cf. elegans lateral length 61 photo)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (22 records)
To ITIS
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