Megacyclops Explained

Megacyclops is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:^[1]

• Megacyclops brachypus Kiefer, 1955
• Megacyclops donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929)
• Megacyclops dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977
• Megacyclops formosanus (Harada, 1931)
• Megacyclops gigas (Claus, 1857)
• Megacyclops kieferi (Chappuis, 1925)
• Megacyclops languidoides (Lilljeborg, 1901)
• Megacyclops languidus (G. O. Sars, 1863)
• Megacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927)
• Megacyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920)
• Megacyclops minutus Claus, 1863
• Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820)

• Megacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857) → Diacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857)
• Megacyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880) → Diacyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880)
• Megacyclops clandestinus (Kiefer, 1926) → Diacyclops clandestinus (Kiefer, 1926)
• Megacyclops niceae (Mann, 1940) → Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820)
• Megacyclops robustus (G. O. Sars, 1863) → Acanthocyclops robustus (G. O. Sars, 1863)

Notes and References

1. Web site: T. Chad Walter . 2018 . Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927 . T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . April 19, 2018.