Thermocyclops

Thermocyclops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Thermocyclops
Kiefer, 1927

Thermocyclops is a genus of crustacean in family Cyclopidae. It was first described and later extensively researched by Friedrich Kiefer, who discovered some 20 species.[1] The species and subspecies of the genus inhabit fresh and brackish waters alike (rarely ground waters) all around the world, although most are from tropical areas.[1]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Thermocyclops africae Baribwegure, Thirion & Dumont, 2001
  • Thermocyclops analogus Kiefer, 1936
  • Thermocyclops asiaticus (Kiefer, 1932)
  • Thermocyclops brehmi (Kiefer, 1927)
  • Thermocyclops brevifurcatus (Harada, 1931)
  • Thermocyclops byzantinus Kiefer, 1952
  • Thermocyclops consimilis Kiefer, 1934
  • Thermocyclops conspicuus Lindberg, 1950
  • Thermocyclops crassus (Fischer, 1853)
  • Thermocyclops crenulatus Brehm, 1949
  • Thermocyclops crucis Holynska, 2006
  • Thermocyclops dalmaticus Petkovski, 1956
  • Thermocyclops decipiens (Kiefer, 1929)
  • Thermocyclops decoratus Dussart, 1978
  • Thermocyclops dumonti Baribwegure & Mirabdullayev, 2003
  • Thermocyclops dybowskii (Landé, 1890)
  • Thermocyclops emini (Mrázek, 1898)
  • Thermocyclops ethiopiensis Defaye, 1988
  • Thermocyclops hastatus (Kiefer, 1952)
  • Thermocyclops hooki Löffler, 1968
  • Thermocyclops hyalinus (Rehberg, 1880)
  • Thermocyclops ianthinus Harada, 1931
  • Thermocyclops iguapensis W. M. Silva & Matsumura-Tundisi, 2005
  • Thermocyclops incisus (Kiefer, 1932)
  • Thermocyclops infrequens (Kiefer, 1929)
  • Thermocyclops inopinus (Kiefer, 1926)
  • Thermocyclops inversus (Kiefer, 1936)
  • Thermocyclops iwoyiensis Onabamiro, 1952
  • Thermocyclops kawamurai K. Kikuchi, 1940
  • Thermocyclops kivuensis Kiefer, 1952
  • Thermocyclops macracanthus (Kiefer, 1929)
  • Thermocyclops macrolasius Kiefer, 1952
  • Thermocyclops maheensis Lindberg, 1941
  • Thermocyclops microspinulosus Lindberg, 1942
  • Thermocyclops minutus (Lowndes, 1934)
  • Thermocyclops mongolicus Kiefer, 1937
  • Thermocyclops ndalaganus Kiefer, 1952
  • Thermocyclops neglectus (G. O. Sars, 1909)
  • Thermocyclops nigerianus Kiefer, 1932
  • Thermocyclops oblongatus (G. O. Sars, 1927)
  • Thermocyclops oithonoides (G. O. Sars, 1863)
  • Thermocyclops operculifer Kiefer, 1930
  • Thermocyclops orghidani (Plesa, 1981)
  • Thermocyclops orientalis Dussart & Fernando, 1985
  • Thermocyclops ouadanei van de Velde, 1978
  • Thermocyclops pachysetosus Lindberg, 1951
  • Thermocyclops parvus Reid, 1989
  • Thermocyclops philippinensis (Marsh, 1932)
  • Thermocyclops pseudoperculifer Holynska, 2006
  • Thermocyclops retroversus (Kiefer, 1929)
  • Thermocyclops rylovi (Smirnov, 1928)
  • Thermocyclops schmeili (Poppe & Mrázek, 1895)
  • Thermocyclops schuurmanae (Kiefer, 1928)
  • Thermocyclops stephanidesi Kiefer, 1938
  • Thermocyclops taihokuensis Harada, 1931
  • Thermocyclops tchadensis Dussart & Gras, 1966
  • Thermocyclops tenuis (Marsh, 1910)
  • Thermocyclops thermocyclopoides (Harada, 1931)
  • Thermocyclops tinctus Lindberg, 1936
  • Thermocyclops trichophorus Kiefer, 1930
  • Thermocyclops uenoi ItoTak, 1952
  • Thermocyclops vermifer Lindberg, 1935
  • Thermocyclops vizarae (Fryer, 1957)
  • Thermocyclops wolterecki Kiefer, 1938

References

  1. 1 2 G. L. Pesce. "Genus Thermocyclops Kiefer, 1937". Cyclopodia. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, ed. "Thermocyclops Kiefer, 1927". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
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