Copepoda name details
Cyclops varius brachyurus Lilljeborg, 1901
363126 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:363126)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eucyclops serrulatus (Fischer, 1851) represented as Eucyclops serrulatus serrulatus (Fischer, 1851) represented as Eucyclops (Eucyclops) serrulatus (Fischer, 1851) represented as Eucyclops (Eucyclops) serrulatus serrulatus (Fischer, 1851)
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Lilljeborg, W. (1901). Synopsis specierum huc usque in Suecia observatarum generis Cyclopis, sive Bidrag till en Öfversigt af de inom Sverige iakttagna Arterna af Slägtet Cyclops. Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, New Series 35(4):1-118, pls. 1-6. [details] 
Taxonomic remark In the original description Lilljeborg wrote: " Among the varying forms of the same species [varius], I have been able to...
Taxonomic remark In the original description Lilljeborg wrote: " Among the varying forms of the same species [varius], I have been able to distinguish three, which I described in my public lectures on these powerful animals in 1881 as separate species, under the names given below, but which, according to what I have subsequently learned, appear to overlap each other, and which I have therefore only included as forms or varieties of one species, although some of them may possibly prove to be distinct species upon more thorough investigation." [translation from Swedish original]
The short species diagnosis written in Latin lists characters that are shared by several Eucyclops species. Cyclops varius varius has not been delineated /defined in the original description.
The name Cyclops varius LiIljeborg, 1901 partly refers to E. speratus Lilljeborg and partly refers to E. serrulatus Fischer, it is not a valid name. [details]
The short species diagnosis written in Latin lists characters that are shared by several Eucyclops species. Cyclops varius varius has not been delineated /defined in the original description.
The name Cyclops varius LiIljeborg, 1901 partly refers to E. speratus Lilljeborg and partly refers to E. serrulatus Fischer, it is not a valid name. [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Cyclops varius brachyurus Lilljeborg, 1901. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=363126 on 2026-06-06
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Lilljeborg, W. (1901). Synopsis specierum huc usque in Suecia observatarum generis Cyclopis, sive Bidrag till en Öfversigt af de inom Sverige iakttagna Arterna af Slägtet Cyclops. Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, New Series 35(4):1-118, pls. 1-6. [details]
source of synonymy Dussart, B.H. & D. Defaye. (2006). World directory of Crustacea Copepoda of inland waters. II - Cyclopiformes. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 354 pp. [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Dussart, B.H. & D. Defaye. (2006). World directory of Crustacea Copepoda of inland waters. II - Cyclopiformes. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 354 pp. [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomic remark In the original description Lilljeborg wrote: " Among the varying forms of the same species [varius], I have been able to distinguish three, which I described in my public lectures on these powerful animals in 1881 as separate species, under the names given below, but which, according to what I have subsequently learned, appear to overlap each other, and which I have therefore only included as forms or varieties of one species, although some of them may possibly prove to be distinct species upon more thorough investigation." [translation from Swedish original]The short species diagnosis written in Latin lists characters that are shared by several Eucyclops species. Cyclops varius varius has not been delineated /defined in the original description.
The name Cyclops varius LiIljeborg, 1901 partly refers to E. speratus Lilljeborg and partly refers to E. serrulatus Fischer, it is not a valid name. [details]