Cyclopidaeis afamilyofcopepodscontaining more than half of the 1,200speciesin theorderCyclopoida[2]in over 70genera.

Cyclopidae
Cyclops bicuspidatus
male (below) and egg-bearing female.
Scale bar is 1 millimetre.
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Suborder: Cyclopida
Family: Cyclopidae
Rafinesque,1815[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopinae
  • Eucyclopinae

Genera

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These genera are accepted as valid:[1]

References

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  1. ^abT. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2011). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.)."Cyclopidae".World of Copepods database.World Register of Marine Species.RetrievedSeptember 2,2011.
  2. ^F. Stoch (2009)."Checklist of the Italian Copepods: Cyclopoida".RetrievedApril 7,2009.