Diaptomus is a genus of copepods with a single eye spot. It is superficially similar in size and appearance to Cyclops. However it has characteristically very long first antennae that exceed the body length. In addition, the females carry the eggs in a single sac rather than the twin sacs seen in Cyclops. It is a copepod of larger freshwater ponds, lakes and still waters.
Afrocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing the following species:
Allodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:
Arctodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae.
Argyrodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:
Attheyella is a genus of copepods in the family Canthocamptidae, containing the following species:
Boeckella is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae.
Eudiaptomus is a genus of freshwater crustaceans in the family Diaptomidae. It contains the following species:
Heliodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:.
Metacyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 61 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – M. campestris from Brazil, M. gasparoi from Italy (vulnerable) and M. postojnae from Slovenia (vulnerable).
Neodiaptomus is a genus of freshwater copepods in the family Diaptomidae. It contains the following species, four of which are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List :
Phyllodiaptomus is a genus of crustacean in the family Diaptomidae. It includes the following species:
Streptocephalus is a genus of fairy shrimp found in temporary waters in Africa, Australia, Eurasia, and Central and North America, following its ancient origin in Gondwana. It contains the following species:
Thermocyclops is a genus of crustacean in family Cyclopidae. It was first described and later extensively researched by Friedrich Kiefer, who discovered some 20 species. The species and subspecies of the genus inhabit fresh and brackish waters alike all around the world, although most are from tropical areas.
Tropocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae. It contains the following species:
Tropodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae. It includes the following species, many of which are narrow endemics and are included on the IUCN Red List :
Diaptomidae is a family of freshwater pelagic copepods. It includes around 50 genera:
The Cyclopidae are a family of copepods containing more than half of the 1,200 species in the order Cyclopoida in over 70 genera.
Centropagidae is a family of copepods. Its members are particularly known as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America. They are also found on subantarctic islands and in lakes in Antarctica.
Lecane is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Lecanidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Lecanidae and has a cosmopolitan distribution
