The Cyclopidae are a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...

s containing more than half of the 1,200

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in the

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

Cyclopoida in over 70

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

Genera

These genera are accepted as valid: *'' Abdiacyclops'' Karanovic, 2005 *''

Acanthocyclops ''Acanthocyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It was originally described by Friedrich Kiefer as a subgenus of ''Cyclops In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ...

'' Kiefer, 1927 *''

Afrocyclops ''Afrocyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing the following species: *'' Afrocyclops alter'' Kiefer, 1935 *'' Afrocyclops curticornis'' (Kiefer, 1932) *'' Afrocyclops doryphorus'' Kiefer, 1935 *'' Afrocyc ...

'' G. O. Sars, 1927 *'' Allocyclops'' Kiefer, 1932 *'' Ancheuryte'' Herbst, 1989 *'' Anzcyclops'' Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011 *'' Apocyclops'' Lindberg, 1942 *'' Australocyclops'' Morton, 1985 *'' Australoeucyclops'' Karanovic *'' Austriocyclops'' Kiefer, 1964 *'' Bacillocyclops'' Lindberg, 1956 *''

Bryocyclops ''Bryocyclops'' is a genus of freshwater-dwelling cyclopoid copepods. The epithet ''Bryo-'' for Bryophyta (Mosses) refers to the fact that the first few species were described from mosses. Distribution Species belonging to this genus are di ...

'' Kiefer, 1927 *'' Caspicyclops'' Monchenko, 1986 *'' Cochlacocyclops'' Kiefer, 1955 *'' Colpocyclops'' Monchenko, 1977 *''

Cyclops In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...

'' Müller, 1785 *''

Diacyclops ''Diacyclops'' is a genus of cyclopoid copepods in the family Cyclopidae The Cyclopidae are a family (biology), family of copepods containing more than half of the 1,200 species in the order (biology), order Cyclopoida in over 70 genera. Gene ...

'' Kiefer, 1927 *'' Dussartcyclops'' Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011 *'' Ectocyclops'' Brady, 1904 *'' Eucyclops'' Claus, 1893 *'' Euryte'' Philippi, 1843 *''

Faurea ''Faurea'' is a genus containing 16 species of flowering plants in the protea family which occur in the summer rainfall area of southern Africa, extending to tropical Africa and Madagascar. The name honours South African soldier and botanist W ...

'' Labbé, 1927 *'' Fierscyclops'' Karanovic, 2004 *'' Fimbricyclops'' Reid, 1993 *'' Goniocyclops'' Kiefer, 1955 *'' Graeteriella'' Brehm, 1926 *'' Halicyclops'' Norman, 1903 *'' Haplocyclops'' Kiefer, 1952 *'' Hesperocyclops'' Herbst, 1984 *'' Heterocyclops'' Claus, 1893 *'' Idiocyclops'' Herbst, 1987 *'' Itocyclops'' Reid & Ishida, 2000 *'' Kieferiella'' Lescher-Moutoue, 1976 *'' Macrocyclops'' Claus, 1893 *'' Megacyclops'' Kiefer, 1927 *'' Menzeliella'' Lindberg, 1954 *'' Meridiecyclops'' Fiers, 2001 *'' Mesocyclops'' G. O. Sars, 1914 *'' Metacyclops'' Kiefer, 1927 *'' Microcyclops'' Claus, 1893 *'' Mixocyclops'' Kiefer, 1944 *''

Muscocyclops ''Muscocyclops'' is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, comprising three species found only in South America. Two of the species – ''Muscocyclops bidentatus'' Reid, 1987 and ''Muscocyclops therasiae'' Reid, 1987 – are end ...

'' Kiefer, 1937 *'' Neocyclops'' Gurney, 1927 *'' Neutrocyclops'' Kiefer, 1936 *'' Ochridacyclops'' Kiefer, 1937 *'' Orbuscyclops'' Karanovic, 2006 *'' Orthocyclops'' Forbes, 1897 *'' Palaeocyclops'' Monchenko, 1972 *'' Paracyclops'' Claus, 1893 *'' Paragraeteriella'' Rylov, 1948 *'' Pareuryte'' Herbst, 1952 *'' Pescecyclops'' Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011 *'' Pilbaracyclops'' Karanovic, Eberhard & Murdoch, 2011 *'' Ponticyclops'' Reid, 1987 *'' Prehendocyclops'' C. E. F. Rocha, Iliffe, Reid & Suarez-Morales, 2000 *'' Protocyclops'' Lindberg, 1952 *'' Psammocyclops'' Kiefer, 1955 *'' Psammophilocyclops'' Fryer, 1956 *'' Reidcyclops'' Karanovich, 2000 *'' Rheocyclops'' Reid, Strayer, McArthur, Stibbe & J. Lewis, 1999 *'' Rybocyclops'' Reddy & DeFaye, 2008 *'' Smirnoviella'' Monchenko, 1977 *'' Speocyclops'' Kiefer, 1937 *'' Stolonicyclops'' Reid, 1998 *'' Teratocyclops'' Plesa, 1981 *'' Thaumasiocyclops'' Kiefer, 1933 *''

Thermocyclops ''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. The species and subspecies of the genus inhabit fresh and brackish water ...

'' Kiefer, 1927 *'' Troglocyclops'' C. E. F. Rocha & Iliffe, 1994 *'' Tropocyclops'' Kiefer, 1927 *'' Yansacyclops'' Reid, 1988 *'' Zealandcyclops'' Karanovic, 2005

References

* * Crustacean families Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Copepod-stub