The World of Copepods - Cyclops leuckarti edax Forbes S.A., 1891

Copepoda name details

Cyclops leuckarti edax Forbes S.A., 1891

AphiaID

363499 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:363499)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Mesocyclops edax (Forbes S.A., 1891) represented as Mesocyclops (Neomesocyclops) edax (Forbes, 1891)

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Cyclops leuckarti Claus, 1857 accepted as Mesocyclops leuckarti (Claus, 1857) represented as Mesocyclops (Mesocyclops) leuckarti (Claus, 1857) represented as Mesocyclops (Mesocyclops) leuckarti leuckarti (Claus, 1857)

Original name

Cyclops leuckarti edax Forbes S.A., 1891

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Forbes, S.A. (1891). On some Lake Superior Entomostraca. <em>Annual Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, 1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.</em> appendix 8:701-718, pls. 1-4. (24-viii-1891) [for 1890]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Cyclops leuckarti edax Forbes S.A., 1891. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=363499 on 2026-05-18

Taxonomic edit history

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2008-07-30 14:53:12Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2013-04-07 10:42:14Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2019-06-29 17:47:34Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2024-06-08 19:22:42Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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Sources (1)

original description Forbes, S.A. (1891). On some Lake Superior Entomostraca. <em>Annual Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, 1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.</em> appendix 8:701-718, pls. 1-4. (24-viii-1891) [for 1890]. [details]