Metacyclops

Metacyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species,[1] of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – M. campestris from Brazil (conservation dependent),[2] M. gasparoi from Italy (vulnerable)[3] and M. postojnae from Slovenia (vulnerable).[4]

  • Metacyclops aequatorialis Dussart, 1978
  • Metacyclops agnitus Herbst, 1988
  • Metacyclops amicitiae Kolaczynski, 2015
  • Metacyclops amoenus (Mann, 1940)
  • Metacyclops botosaneanui Pesce, 1985
  • Metacyclops brauni Herbst, 1962
  • Metacyclops campestris Reid, 1987
  • Metacyclops chelazzii Dumont, 1981
  • Metacyclops communis Lindberg, 1938
  • Metacyclops concavus Kiefer, 1937
  • Metacyclops curtispinosus Dussart, 1984
  • Metacyclops cushae Reid, 1991
  • Metacyclops dengizicus (Lepeshkin, 1900)
  • Metacyclops dentatus Plesa, 1981
  • Metacyclops denticulatus Dussart & Frutos, 1986
  • Metacyclops deserticus Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2013
  • Metacyclops dianae Pesce, 1985
  • Metacyclops exsulis (Gauthier, 1951)
  • Metacyclops gasparoi Stoch, 1987
  • Metacyclops geltrudeae Galassi & Pesce, 1994
  • Metacyclops gracilis (Lilljeborg, 1853)
  • Metacyclops grandis (Kiefer, 1935)
  • Metacyclops grandispinifer (Lindberg, 1940)
  • Metacyclops hannensis Defaye, 1993
  • Metacyclops hartmanni Herbst, 1960
  • Metacyclops hirsutus C. E. F. Rocha, 1994
  • Metacyclops janstocki Herbst, 1990
  • Metacyclops laticornis (Lowndes, 1934)
  • Metacyclops leptopus (Kiefer, 1927)
  • Metacyclops longimaxillis Defaye & Por, 2010
  • Metacyclops lusitanus Lindberg, 1961
  • Metacyclops malayicus Kiefer, 1930
  • Metacyclops margaretae Lindberg, 1938
  • Metacyclops mendocinus (Wierzejski, 1892)
  • Metacyclops micropus Kiefer, 1932
  • Metacyclops minutus (Claus, 1863)
  • Metacyclops mortoni Pesce, De Laurentiis & Humphreys, 1996
  • Metacyclops mutatus Herbst, 1988
  • Metacyclops necessarius (Kiefer, 1926)
  • Metacyclops oraemaris C. E. F. Rocha, 1994
  • Metacyclops paludicola (Herbst, 1959)
  • Metacyclops pectiniatus Shen & Tai, 1964
  • Metacyclops planus (Gurney, 1909)
  • Metacyclops postojnae Brancelj, 1987
  • Metacyclops problematicus Dumont, 1973
  • Metacyclops prolatus Kiefer, 1935
  • Metacyclops pseudoanceps (Green, 1962)
  • Metacyclops rudis Plesa, 1981
  • Metacyclops ryukyuensis Ishida, 1995
  • Metacyclops somalicus Dumont, 1981
  • Metacyclops stammeri Kiefer, 1938
  • Metacyclops subaequalis Dussart, 1984
  • Metacyclops subdolus Kiefer, 1938
  • Metacyclops superincidentis Karanovic, 2004
  • Metacyclops thailandicus Boonyanusith, Sanoamuang & Brancelj, 2018
  • Metacyclops tredecimus (Lowndes, 1934)
  • Metacyclops trisetosus Herbst, 1957
  • Metacyclops trispinosus Dumont, 1981
  • Metacyclops tropicus (Kiefer, 1932)
  • Metacyclops unacanthus Lindberg, 1936
  • Metacyclops woni Lee & Chang, 2015

Metacyclops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Metacyclops
Kiefer, 1927


  • Metacyclops arenicolus Fryer, 1956 → Allocyclops arenicolus (Fryer, 1956)
  • Metacyclops arnaudi (Sars G.O., 1908) → Pescecyclops arnaudi (Sars G.O., 1908)
  • Metacyclops dimorphus (Kiefer, 1934) → Apocyclops dimorphus (Kiefer, 1934)
  • Metacyclops distans Kiefer, 1956 → Apocyclops distans (Kiefer, 1956)
  • Metacyclops fiersi De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001 → Fierscyclops fiersi (De Laurentiis, Pesce & Humphreys, 2001)
  • Metacyclops kimberleyi Karanovic, 2004 → Pescecyclops kimberleyi (Karanovic, 2004)
  • Metacyclops laurentiisae Karanovic, 2004 → Pescecyclops laurentiisae (Karanovic, 2004)
  • Metacyclops monacanthus (Kiefer, 1928) → Pescecyclops monacanthus (Kiefer, 1928)
  • Metacyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) → Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913)
  • Metacyclops pilanus Karanovic, 2004 → Pescecyclops pilanus (Karanovic, 2004)
  • Metacyclops pilbaricus Karanovic, 2004 → Pescecyclops pilbaricus (Karanovic, 2004)
  • Metacyclops procerus (Herbst, 1955) → Apocyclops procerus (Herbst, 1955)
  • Metacyclops royi Lindberg, 1940 → Apocyclops royi (Lindberg, 1940)
  • Metacyclops spartinus (Ruber, 1966) → Apocyclops spartinus (Ruber, 1968)
  • Metacyclops stocki Pesce, 1985 → Hesperocyclops stocki (Pesce, 1985)
  • Metacyclops viduus (Kiefer, 1933) → Apocyclops viduus (Kiefer, 1933)

References
  1. T. Chad Walter (2018). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Metacyclops Kiefer, 1927". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. Reid, J.W. (1996). "Metacyclops campestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13258A3432129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13258A3432129.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. B. Sket (1996). "Metacyclops gasparoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13259A3432159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13259A3432159.en. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. B. Sket (1996). "Metacyclops postojnae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13260A3432190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13260A3432190.en. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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