Thermocyclops

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Thermocyclops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Thermocyclops
Kiefer, 1927

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. [1] The species and subspecies of the genus inhabit fresh and brackish waters alike (rarely ground waters) all around the world, although most are from tropical areas. [1]

The genus contains the following species: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 G. L. Pesce. "Genus Thermocyclops Kiefer, 1937". Cyclopodia. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Thermocyclops Kiefer, 1927". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved May 10, 2020.


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