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Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 1927

149771  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149771)

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  1. Species Acanthocyclops agamus Kiefer, 1938
  2. Species Acanthocyclops balcanicus Naidenov & Pandourski, 1992
  3. Species Acanthocyclops borutzkyi Chaban & Alekseev, 2024
  4. Species Acanthocyclops brevispinosus (Herrick, 1884)
  5. Species Acanthocyclops caesariatus Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2009
  6. Species Acanthocyclops capillatus (Sars G.O., 1863)
  7. Species Acanthocyclops carolinianus (Yeatman, 1944)
  8. Species Acanthocyclops cephallenus Pesce, 1978
  9. Species Acanthocyclops chappuisi (Naidenov & Pandourski, 1992)
  10. Species Acanthocyclops columbiensis Reid, 1990
  11. Species Acanthocyclops crinitus (Graeter, 1908)
  12. Species Acanthocyclops eduardoi Mercado-Salas & Álvarez-Silva, 2013
  13. Species Acanthocyclops einslei Mirabdullayev & Defaye, 2004
  14. Species Acanthocyclops europensis Karanovic & Bláha, 2019
  15. Species Acanthocyclops exilis (Coker, 1934)
  16. Species Acanthocyclops fiersi Mercado-Salas, Suárez-Morales, Khodami & Martínez Arbizu, 2023
  17. Species Acanthocyclops fonticulus Lee & Chang, 2007
  18. Species Acanthocyclops gmeineri Pospisil, 1989
  19. Species Acanthocyclops gordani Petkovski, 1971
  20. Species Acanthocyclops hispanicus Kiefer, 1937
  21. Species Acanthocyclops insectus (Forbes S.A., 1882)
  22. Species Acanthocyclops iskrecensis Pandourski, 1992
  23. Species Acanthocyclops kagaensis Ito Tak., 1964
  24. Species Acanthocyclops kieferi (Chappuis, 1925)
  25. Species Acanthocyclops magistridussarti Stoch & Bruno, 2011
  26. Species Acanthocyclops marceloi Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2009
  27. Species Acanthocyclops milotai Iepure & Defaye, 2008
  28. Species Acanthocyclops miurai Ito Tak., 1957
  29. Species Acanthocyclops montana Reid & Reed, 1991
  30. Species Acanthocyclops morimotoi Ito Tak., 1952
  31. Species Acanthocyclops muscicola (Lastochkin, 1924)
  32. Species Acanthocyclops notabilis Mazepova, 1950
  33. Species Acanthocyclops orientalis Borutzky, 1966
  34. Species Acanthocyclops parasensitivus Reid, 1998
  35. Species Acanthocyclops parcus (Herrick, 1882)
  36. Species Acanthocyclops parvulus Strayer, 1988
  37. Species Acanthocyclops pennaki Reid, 1992
  38. Species Acanthocyclops petkovskii Pesce & Lattinger, 1983
  39. Species Acanthocyclops phreaticus (Chappuis, 1928)
  40. Species Acanthocyclops plesai Iepure, 2001
  41. Species Acanthocyclops propinquus Plesa, 1957
  42. Species Acanthocyclops radevi Pandourski, 1993
  43. Species Acanthocyclops rebecae Fiers, Ghenne & Suárez-Morales, 2000
  44. Species Acanthocyclops rhenanus Kiefer, 1936
  45. Species Acanthocyclops sambugarae Kiefer, 1981
  46. Species Acanthocyclops sensitivus (Graeter & Chappuis, 1914)
  47. Species Acanthocyclops serrani Braicovich & Timi, 2009
  48. Species Acanthocyclops signifer Mazepova, 1952
  49. Species Acanthocyclops similis Flössner, 1984
  50. Species Acanthocyclops smithae Reid & Suárez-Morales, 1999
  51. Species Acanthocyclops strimonis (Pandourski, 1994)
  52. Species Acanthocyclops tokchokensis Kim H.S. & Chang, 1991
  53. Species Acanthocyclops transylvanicus Iepure & Oarga, 2011
  54. Species Acanthocyclops troglophilus (Kiefer, 1932)
  55. Subgenus Acanthocyclops (Megacyclops) Pesce & Maggi, 1977 accepted as Megacyclops Kiefer, 1927 (synonymy)
    1. Species Acanthocyclops (Megacyclops) dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 accepted as Megacyclops dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 represented as Megacyclops dussarti dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977
  56. Species Acanthocyclops abyssicola (Lilljeborg, 1901) accepted as Diacyclops abyssicola (Lilljeborg, 1901)
  57. Species Acanthocyclops alticola (Kiefer, 1935) accepted as Diacyclops alticola (Kiefer, 1935)
  58. Species Acanthocyclops arenosus Mazepova, 1950 accepted as Diacyclops arenosus (Mazepova, 1950)
  59. Species Acanthocyclops biarticulatus Monchenko, 1972 accepted as Monchenkocyclops biarticulataus (Monchenko, 1972)
  60. Species Acanthocyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857) accepted as Diacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857) represented as Diacyclops bicuspidatus bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857)
  61. Species Acanthocyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880) accepted as Diacyclops bisetosus (Rehberg, 1880)
  62. Species Acanthocyclops brachypus (Kiefer, 1955) accepted as Megacyclops brachypus Kiefer, 1955
  63. Species Acanthocyclops crassicaudis (Sars G.O., 1863) accepted as Diacyclops crassicaudis (Sars G.O., 1863) represented as Diacyclops crassicaudis crassicaudis (Sars G.O., 1863)
  64. Species Acanthocyclops crassicaudoides (Kiefer, 1928) accepted as Diacyclops crassicaudoides (Kiefer, 1928)
  65. Species Acanthocyclops deminutus (Sterba, 1954) accepted as Diacyclops languidus deminutus Sterba, 1954
  66. Species Acanthocyclops denticornis Chislenko, 1977 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Chislenko (1977: 127, Table 2) made reference to "Acanthocyclops denticornis (Wierz.)". He probably meant Acanthodiaptomus denticornis (Wierzejski, 1887).)
  67. Species Acanthocyclops dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 accepted as Acanthocyclops (Megacyclops) dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 accepted as Megacyclops dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977 represented as Megacyclops dussarti dussarti Pesce & Maggi, 1977
  68. Species Acanthocyclops ekmani Lindberg, 1950 accepted as Diacyclops ekmani (Lindberg, 1950)
  69. Species Acanthocyclops elegans Mazepova, 1962 accepted as Diacyclops elegans (Mazepova, 1962)
  70. Species Acanthocyclops fontinalis Naidenov, 1969 accepted as Diacyclops fontinalis Naidenov, 1969
  71. Species Acanthocyclops formosanus Harada, 1931 accepted as Megacyclops formosanus (Harada, 1931)
  72. Species Acanthocyclops galbinus Mazepova, 1962 accepted as Diacyclops galbinus (Mazepova, 1962)
  73. Species Acanthocyclops gigas (Claus, 1857) accepted as Megacyclops gigas (Claus, 1857) represented as Megacyclops gigas gigas (Claus, 1857)
  74. Species Acanthocyclops hypogeus (Kiefer, 1930) accepted as Diacyclops hypogeus Kiefer, 1930 represented as Cyclops (Diacyclops) hypogeus Kiefer, 1930
  75. Species Acanthocyclops improcerus Mazepova, 1950 accepted as Diacyclops improcerus (Mazepova, 1950)
  76. Species Acanthocyclops incolotaenia Mazepova, 1950 accepted as Diacyclops incolotaenia (Mazepova, 1950)
  77. Species Acanthocyclops intermedius Mazepova, 1952 accepted as Diacyclops intermedius (Mazepova, 1952)
  78. Species Acanthocyclops jasnitskii Mazepova, 1950 accepted as Diacyclops jasnitskii (Mazepova, 1950)
  79. Species Acanthocyclops jeanneli (Chappuis, 1929) accepted as Diacyclops jeanneli (Chappuis, 1929)
  80. Species Acanthocyclops konstantini Mazepova, 1962 accepted as Diacyclops konstantini (Mazepova, 1962)
  81. Species Acanthocyclops languidoides (Lilljeborg, 1901) accepted as Diacyclops languidoides (Lilljeborg, 1901) represented as Diacyclops languidoides languidoides (Lilljeborg, 1901)
  82. Species Acanthocyclops languidus (Sars G.O., 1863) accepted as Diacyclops languidus (Sars G.O., 1863) represented as Diacyclops languidus languidus (Sars G.O., 1863)
  83. Species Acanthocyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927) accepted as Megacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927)
  84. Species Acanthocyclops lobulosus (Ekman, 1905) accepted as Diacyclops michaelseni (Mrázek, 1901)
  85. Species Acanthocyclops longifurcus Shen & Sung, 1963 accepted as Diacyclops longifurcus (Shen & Sung, 1963)
  86. Species Acanthocyclops macedonicus (Petkovski, 1954) accepted as Diacyclops stygius macedonicus Petkovski, 1954
  87. Species Acanthocyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920) accepted as Megacyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920)
  88. Species Acanthocyclops michaelseni (Mrázek, 1901) accepted as Diacyclops michaelseni (Mrázek, 1901)
  89. Species Acanthocyclops mirnyi Borutzky & Vinogradov, 1957 accepted as Diacyclops mirnyi (Borutzky & Vinogradov, 1957)
  90. Species Acanthocyclops nanus (Sars G.O., 1863) accepted as Diacyclops nanus nanus (Sars G.O., 1863)
  91. Species Acanthocyclops niceae Mann, 1940 accepted as Megacyclops niceae (Mann, 1940) accepted as Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820) represented as Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820)
  92. Species Acanthocyclops pilosus Kiefer, 1934 accepted as Acanthocyclops venustoides (Coker, 1934) represented as Acanthocyclops venustoides venustoides (Coker, 1934)
  93. Species Acanthocyclops plattensis Pennak & Ward, 1985 accepted as Acanthocyclops vernalis vernalis (Fischer, 1853)
  94. Species Acanthocyclops profundus Mazepova, 1950 accepted as Acanthocyclops profundus profundus Mazepova, 1950
  95. Species Acanthocyclops skottsbergi Lindberg, 1949 accepted as Diacyclops michaelseni (Mrázek, 1901)
  96. Species Acanthocyclops spongicola Mazepova, 1962 accepted as Diacyclops spongicola (Mazepova, 1962)
  97. Species Acanthocyclops stammeri Kiefer, 1930 accepted as Acanthocyclops venustus (Norman & Scott T., 1906) represented as Acanthocyclops venustus venustus (Norman & Scott T., 1906)
  98. Species Acanthocyclops stygius (Chappuis, 1924) accepted as Diacyclops stygius stygius (Chappuis, 1924)
  99. Species Acanthocyclops talievi Mazepova, 1970 accepted as Diacyclops talievi (Mazepova, 1970)
  100. Species Acanthocyclops tenuispinalis Shen & Sung, 1963 accepted as Diacyclops tenuispinalis Shen & Sung, 1963
  101. Species Acanthocyclops thomasi (Forbes S.A., 1882) accepted as Diacyclops thomasi (Forbes S.A., 1882)
  102. Species Acanthocyclops trajani Mirabdullayev & Defaye, 2004 accepted as Acanthocyclops americanus (Marsh, 1893) represented as Acanthocyclops americanus americanus (Marsh, 1893)
  103. Species Acanthocyclops versutus Mazepova, 1962 accepted as Diacyclops versutus (Mazepova, 1962)
  104. Species Acanthocyclops americanus (Marsh, 1893) represented as Acanthocyclops americanus americanus (Marsh, 1893)
  105. Species Acanthocyclops reductus (Chappuis, 1925) represented as Acanthocyclops reductus reductus (Chappuis, 1925)
  106. Species Acanthocyclops robustus (Sars G.O., 1863) represented as Acanthocyclops robustus robustus (Sars G.O., 1863)
  107. Species Acanthocyclops rupestris Mazepova, 1950 represented as Acanthocyclops rupestris rupestris Mazepova, 1950
  108. Species Acanthocyclops venustoides (Coker, 1934) represented as Acanthocyclops venustoides venustoides (Coker, 1934)
  109. Species Acanthocyclops venustus (Norman & Scott T., 1906) represented as Acanthocyclops venustus venustus (Norman & Scott T., 1906)
  110. Species Acanthocyclops vernalis (Fischer, 1853) represented as Acanthocyclops vernalis vernalis (Fischer, 1853)
  111. Species Acanthocyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820) represented as Acanthocyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820) accepted as Megacyclops viridis viridis (Jurine, 1820)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kiefer, F. (1927). Versuch eines Systems der Cyclopiden. [Attempt at the systematics of cyclopoids.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 73(11-12):302-308. (5-x-1927). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149771 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature

original description Kiefer, F. (1927). Versuch eines Systems der Cyclopiden. [Attempt at the systematics of cyclopoids.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 73(11-12):302-308. (5-x-1927). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cyclops (Acanthocyclops) Kiefer, 1927) Kiefer, F. (1927). Versuch eines Systems der Cyclopiden. [Attempt at the systematics of cyclopoids.]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 73(11-12):302-308. (5-x-1927). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

Other

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): 214-221 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Reed, E.B. (1986). Esteval phenology of an Acanthocyclops (Crustacea, Copepoda) in a Colorado tarn with remarks on the vernalis-robustus complex. Hydrobiologia, The Hague 139(2):127-133. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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  PDF available [request]

additional source Alekseev, V.R. & O.A. Chaban. (2024). Revision of the Acanthocyclops vernalis-robustus group (Cyclopinae, Cyclopoida, Copepoda) from continental water bodies of the palaearctic with description of a new species. <em>Zoologicheskii Zhurnal.</em> 103(8), 59-78. (In Russian). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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