Copepoda taxon details
Paracyclops Claus, 1893
149784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149784)
accepted
Genus
Paracyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838) accepted as Ectocyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838) (type by original designation)
Platycyclops Sars G.O., 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Paracyclops abnobensis Kiefer, 1929
- Species Paracyclops affinis (Sars G.O., 1863)
- Species Paracyclops aioiensis Ito Tak., 1957
- Species Paracyclops altissimus Karaytug, Defaye & Boxshall, 1998
- Species Paracyclops andinus Kiefer, 1957
- Species Paracyclops baicalensis Mazepova, 1962
- Species Paracyclops bromeliacola Karaytug & Boxshall, 1998
- Species Paracyclops canadensis (Willey, 1934)
- Species Paracyclops carectum Reid, 1987
- Species Paracyclops chiltoni (Thomson G.M., 1883)
- Species Paracyclops fiersi Gómez, 2023
- Species Paracyclops fischeri Najam-un-Nisa, Mahoon & Irfan Khan, 1987
- Species Paracyclops hardingi Karaytug & Boxshall, 1998
- Species Paracyclops hirsutus Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2009
- Species Paracyclops imminutus Kiefer, 1929
- Species Paracyclops intermedius Tang & Knott, 2009
- Species Paracyclops longispina Karaytug, Defaye & Boxshall, 1998
- Species Paracyclops novenarius Reid, 1987
- Species Paracyclops oligarthrus (Sars G.O., 1909)
- Species Paracyclops pilosus Dussart, 1984
- Species Paracyclops poppei (Rehberg, 1880)
- Species Paracyclops punctatus Karaytug & Boxshall, 1998
- Species Paracyclops rehbergi Mahoon & Zia, 1985
- Species Paracyclops reidae Karaytug & Boxshall, 1998
- Species Paracyclops rochai Karaytug & Boxshall, 1998
- Species Paracyclops sitiseiensis Harada, 1931
- Species Paracyclops smileyi Strayer, 1988
- Species Paracyclops uenoi Ito Tak., 1962
- Species Paracyclops vagus Lindberg, 1939
- Species Paracyclops yeatmani Daggett & Davis, 1974
- Species Paracyclops canthocarpoides (Fischer, 1851) accepted as Ectocyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838)
- Species Paracyclops coperes Gurney, 1928 accepted as Ectocyclops coperes (Gurney, 1928)
- Species Paracyclops crassicornis (Müller O.F., 1785) accepted as Paracyclops fimbriatus fimbriatus (Fischer, 1853)
- Species Paracyclops eucyclopoides Kiefer, 1929 accepted as Australoeucyclops eucyclopoides (Kiefer, 1929)
- Species Paracyclops finitimus Kiefer, 1928 accepted as Paracyclops chiltoni (Thomson G.M., 1883)
- Species Paracyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838) accepted as Ectocyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838)
- Species Paracyclops timmsi Kiefer, 1969 accepted as Australoeucyclops timmsi (Kiefer, 1969)
- Species Paracyclops waiariki Lewis M.H., 1974 accepted as Australoeucyclops waiariki (Lewis M.H., 1974)
- Species Paracyclops dilatatus Lindberg, 1952 represented as Paracyclops dilatatus dilatatus Lindberg, 1952
- Subspecies Paracyclops dilatatus dilatatus Lindberg, 1952
- Subspecies Paracyclops dilatatus ivanegai Monchenko, 1977
- Species Paracyclops fimbriatus (Fischer, 1853) represented as Paracyclops fimbriatus fimbriatus (Fischer, 1853)
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus abnobensis Kiefer, 1929
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus bromeliarum Herbst, 1959
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus euchaetus Kiefer, 1939
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus fimbriatus (Fischer, 1853)
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus fimbriatus Fischer, 1853
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus imminutus Kiefer, 1929
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus orientalis Alekseev, 1995
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus paropamisi Lindberg, 1960
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus andinus Lindberg, 1957 accepted as Paracyclops hardingi Karaytug & Boxshall, 1998 (unaccepted > junior homonym, secondary homonym)
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus chiltoni (Thomson G.M., 1883) accepted as Paracyclops chiltoni (Thomson G.M., 1883)
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus poppei (Rehberg, 1880) accepted as Paracyclops poppei (Rehberg, 1880)
- Subspecies Paracyclops fimbriatus baicalensis Mazepova, 1962 represented as Paracyclops baicalensis Mazepova, 1962
- Species Paracyclops linderi (Lindberg, 1948) represented as Eucyclops (Subterrocyclops) linderi Lindberg, 1948
- Species Paracyclops yeatmani Mahoon & Zia, 1985 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, described from juvenils, preoccupied name Paracylops yeatmani Daggett & Davis, 1974)
Claus, C. (1893). Neue Beobachtungen über die Organisation und Entwicklung von Cyclops. Ein Beitrag zur Systematik der Cyclopoiden. [New observations on the organization and development of Cyclops. A contribution to the systematics of the Cyclopoids.]. <em>Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Institut der Universität zu Wien.</em> 10:283-356, pls. 31-37.
page(s): 348 [details]
page(s): 348 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Paracyclops Claus, 1893. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149784 on 2025-05-08
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Claus, C. (1893). Neue Beobachtungen über die Organisation und Entwicklung von Cyclops. Ein Beitrag zur Systematik der Cyclopoiden. [New observations on the organization and development of Cyclops. A contribution to the systematics of the Cyclopoids.]. <em>Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Institut der Universität zu Wien.</em> 10:283-356, pls. 31-37.
page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Platycyclops Sars G.O., 1914) Sars, G.O. (1914). Copepoda Cyclopoida. Parts V & VI. Cyclopidae (continued). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen.</em> 6:57-80, pls. 33-48. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 76 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Karaytug, S. (1997). The genus Paracyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida): taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Science, University of London.</em> 473pp. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Kiefer, F. (1929). Crustacea Copepoda. 2. Cyclopoida Gnathostoma. <em>Das Tierreich, Berlin und Leipzig.</em> 53:1-102. [German].
page(s): 40-41 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Monchenko, V.I. (1974). Shchelepnoroti tsiklopodiny, tsiklopi (Cyclopidae). Gnathostoma, Cyclopoida, (Cyclopidae). [Sliver-clawed cyclopoids, Cyclops (Cyclopidae). Gnathnostoma, Cyclopoida, (Cyclopidae).]. <em>Fauna Ukrainy, Fauna of Ukraine, Vidavnitstvo Naukova Dumka, Kiev.</em> 27(3):1-452, figs. 1-142. (28-vi-1974, Ukrainian).
page(s): 112-114 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rylov, V.M. (1963). Freshwater Cyclopoida. Cyclopoida presnykh vod. <em>Fauna of USSR, Crustacea.</em> 3(3): i-vi, 1-314, figs. 1-79. ( Translation by Israel Program Scient. Trans. of Rylov, V.M. (1948). Cyclopoida presnyk vod. Cyclopoid fauna. Fauna SSSR Rakoobraznye, Moscow. 3(3):1-318, figs. 1-79. [details] Available for editors
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identification resource Gómez, S. (2023). Paracyclops fiersi sp. nov. (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae), a new freshwater cyclopoid from north-western Mexico. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 96(3):205-236. Mar 2023., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10279
page(s): 234; note: Gómez (2023) presented a key to the species of Paracyclops reported from Mexico. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Platycyclops Sars G.O., 1914) Sars, G.O. (1914). Copepoda Cyclopoida. Parts V & VI. Cyclopidae (continued). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen.</em> 6:57-80, pls. 33-48. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 76 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Karaytug, S. (1997). The genus Paracyclops (Copepoda: Cyclopoida): taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, Faculty of Science, University of London.</em> 473pp. [details] Available for editors

additional source Kiefer, F. (1929). Crustacea Copepoda. 2. Cyclopoida Gnathostoma. <em>Das Tierreich, Berlin und Leipzig.</em> 53:1-102. [German].
page(s): 40-41 [details] Available for editors

additional source Monchenko, V.I. (1974). Shchelepnoroti tsiklopodiny, tsiklopi (Cyclopidae). Gnathostoma, Cyclopoida, (Cyclopidae). [Sliver-clawed cyclopoids, Cyclops (Cyclopidae). Gnathnostoma, Cyclopoida, (Cyclopidae).]. <em>Fauna Ukrainy, Fauna of Ukraine, Vidavnitstvo Naukova Dumka, Kiev.</em> 27(3):1-452, figs. 1-142. (28-vi-1974, Ukrainian).
page(s): 112-114 [details] Available for editors

additional source Rylov, V.M. (1963). Freshwater Cyclopoida. Cyclopoida presnykh vod. <em>Fauna of USSR, Crustacea.</em> 3(3): i-vi, 1-314, figs. 1-79. ( Translation by Israel Program Scient. Trans. of Rylov, V.M. (1948). Cyclopoida presnyk vod. Cyclopoid fauna. Fauna SSSR Rakoobraznye, Moscow. 3(3):1-318, figs. 1-79. [details] Available for editors

identification resource Gómez, S. (2023). Paracyclops fiersi sp. nov. (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae), a new freshwater cyclopoid from north-western Mexico. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 96(3):205-236. Mar 2023., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10279
page(s): 234; note: Gómez (2023) presented a key to the species of Paracyclops reported from Mexico. [details] Available for editors




