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Mesocyclops
Mesocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. Because the various species of Mesocyclops are known to prey on mosquito larvae, it is used as a nontoxic and inexpensive form of biological mosquito control.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mesocyclops leuckarti
speciesMesocyclops leuckarti
Mesocyclops edax
speciesMesocyclops edax
Mesocyclops araucanus
speciesMesocyclops araucanus
Mesocyclops pehpeiensis
speciesMesocyclops pehpeiensis
Mesocyclops brooksi
speciesMesocyclops brooksi
Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides
speciesMesocyclops thermocyclopoides
Mesocyclops aspericornis
speciesMesocyclops aspericornis
Mesocyclops insulensis
speciesMesocyclops insulensis
Mesocyclops reidae
speciesMesocyclops reidae
Mesocyclops ruttneri
speciesMesocyclops ruttneri
Mesocyclops major
speciesMesocyclops major
Mesocyclops ogunnus
speciesMesocyclops ogunnus
Mesocyclops acanthoramus
speciesMesocyclops acanthoramus
Mesocyclops affinis
speciesMesocyclops affinis
Mesocyclops albicans
speciesMesocyclops albicans
Mesocyclops americanus
speciesMesocyclops americanus
Mesocyclops annae
speciesMesocyclops annae
Mesocyclops arcanus
speciesMesocyclops arcanus
Mesocyclops augusti
speciesMesocyclops augusti
Mesocyclops australiensis
speciesMesocyclops australiensis
Mesocyclops bosumtwii
speciesMesocyclops bosumtwii
Mesocyclops brasilianus
speciesMesocyclops brasilianus
Mesocyclops brevisetosus
speciesMesocyclops brevisetosus
Mesocyclops chaci
speciesMesocyclops chaci
Mesocyclops cuttacuttae
speciesMesocyclops cuttacuttae
Mesocyclops dadayi
speciesMesocyclops dadayi
Mesocyclops darwini
speciesMesocyclops darwini
Mesocyclops dayakorum
speciesMesocyclops dayakorum
Mesocyclops dissimilis
speciesMesocyclops dissimilis
Mesocyclops dussarti
speciesMesocyclops dussarti
Mesocyclops ellipticus
speciesMesocyclops ellipticus
Mesocyclops evadomingoi
speciesMesocyclops evadomingoi
Mesocyclops ferjemurami
speciesMesocyclops ferjemurami
Mesocyclops francisci
speciesMesocyclops francisci
Mesocyclops intermedius
speciesMesocyclops intermedius
Mesocyclops iranicus
speciesMesocyclops iranicus
Mesocyclops jakartensis
speciesMesocyclops jakartensis
Mesocyclops kawamurai
speciesMesocyclops kawamurai
Mesocyclops kayi
speciesMesocyclops kayi
Mesocyclops kieferi
speciesMesocyclops kieferi
Mesocyclops mariae
speciesMesocyclops mariae
Mesocyclops medialis
speciesMesocyclops medialis
Mesocyclops meridianus
speciesMesocyclops meridianus
Mesocyclops meridionalis
speciesMesocyclops meridionalis
Mesocyclops microlasius
speciesMesocyclops microlasius
Mesocyclops monardi
speciesMesocyclops monardi
Mesocyclops notius
speciesMesocyclops notius
Mesocyclops obsoletus
speciesMesocyclops obsoletus
Mesocyclops paludosus
speciesMesocyclops paludosus
Mesocyclops papuensis
speciesMesocyclops papuensis
Mesocyclops paranaensis
speciesMesocyclops paranaensis
Mesocyclops parentium
speciesMesocyclops parentium
Mesocyclops pescei
speciesMesocyclops pescei
Mesocyclops pseudoannae
speciesMesocyclops pseudoannae
Mesocyclops pseudomeridianus
speciesMesocyclops pseudomeridianus
Mesocyclops pseudospinosus
speciesMesocyclops pseudospinosus
Mesocyclops pubiventris
speciesMesocyclops pubiventris
Mesocyclops rarus
speciesMesocyclops rarus
Mesocyclops restrictus
speciesMesocyclops restrictus
Mesocyclops roberti
speciesMesocyclops roberti
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Mesocyclops in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 89871.