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Metacyclops
Metacyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 73 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – M. campestris from Brazil (conservation dependent), M. gasparoi from Italy (vulnerable) and M. postojnae from Slovenia (vulnerable).
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Metacyclops campestris
speciesMetacyclops campestris
Metacyclops gasparoi
speciesMetacyclops gasparoi
Metacyclops postojnae
speciesMetacyclops postojnae
Metacyclops mendocinus
speciesMetacyclops mendocinus
Metacyclops botosaneanui
speciesMetacyclops botosaneanui
Metacyclops mutatus
speciesMetacyclops mutatus
Metacyclops lusitanus
speciesMetacyclops lusitanus
Metacyclops longimaxillis
speciesMetacyclops longimaxillis
Metacyclops minutus
speciesMetacyclops minutus
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 89886.