CYCLOPOIDA Burmeister, 1835
(cylopoid copepods)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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CYCLOPIDAE
cyclopid copepods
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 		Family 8 subtaxa 41 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderCYCLOPOIDA (cylopoid copepods)
SuperorderPODOPLEA (a superorder of crustaceans)
InfraclassNeocopepoda (an infraclass of crustaceans)
SubclassCOPEPODA (copepods)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harding, J.P. & Smith, W.A. 1960 A Key to the British Freshwater Cyclopid & Calanoid Copepods FBA Scientific Publication, No. 18, 54pp, Freshwater Biological Association
() Sars, G.O. 1913 *** An account of the crustacea of Norway - Copepoda-Cyclopoidea ***(Superseded) An account of the crustacea of Norway, Vol 6, 225+118 platespp, Bergen Museum

Freshwater

Gurney, R. 1931 *** British fresh-water Copepoda ***(Superseded) Vols 118-120, The Ray Society, London

CYCLOPOIDA (cylopoid copepods) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CYCLOPOIDA (cylopoid copepods)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CYCLOPOIDA (cylopoid copepods)
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