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Acanthocyclops
Acanthocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It was originally described by Friedrich Kiefer as a subgenus of Cyclops, and contains the following species:
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Acanthocyclops vernalis
speciesAcanthocyclops vernalis
Robust copepod
speciesAcanthocyclops robustus
Acanthocyclops americanus
speciesAcanthocyclops americanus
Acanthocyclops capillatus
speciesAcanthocyclops capillatus
Acanthocyclops exilis
speciesAcanthocyclops exilis
Acanthocyclops carolinianus
speciesAcanthocyclops carolinianus
Acanthocyclops parasensitivus
speciesAcanthocyclops parasensitivus
Acanthocyclops agamus
speciesAcanthocyclops agamus
Acanthocyclops balcanicus
speciesAcanthocyclops balcanicus
Acanthocyclops orientalis
speciesAcanthocyclops orientalis
Acanthocyclops propinquus
speciesAcanthocyclops propinquus
Acanthocyclops venustus
speciesAcanthocyclops venustus
Acanthocyclops gmeineri
speciesAcanthocyclops gmeineri
Acanthocyclops venustoides
speciesAcanthocyclops venustoides
Acanthocyclops columbiensis
speciesAcanthocyclops columbiensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86178.