Acanthocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae.[1] It was originally described by Friedrich Kiefer as a subgenus of Cyclops,[2] and contains the following species:[1]

Acanthocyclops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Acanthocyclops
Kiefer, 1927

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 1927". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  2. ^ Mary D. Balcer, Nancy L. Korda & Stanley I. Dodson (1984). "Cyclopoid copepods". Zooplankton of the Great Lakes: a Guide to the Identification and Ecology of the Common Crustacean Species. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 93–103. ISBN 978-0-299-09820-9.