Allocyclopina

Allocyclopina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopinidae
Genus: Allocyclopina
Kiefer, 1954
Type species
Allocyclopina madagassica Kiefer, 1954

Allocyclopina is a genus of marine[1] copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida, and the family, Cyclopinidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1954 by German zoologist, Friedrich Kiefer.[2][3] The type species is Allocyclopina madagassica Kiefer, 1954.[1]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS:[1]

  • Allocyclopina ambigua Kiefer, 1960
  • Allocyclopina australiensis Karanovic, 2008
  • Allocyclopina inopinata Defaye & Ranga Reddy, 2008
  • Allocyclopina madagassica Kiefer, 1954

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Allocyclopina Kiefer, 1954". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Allocyclopina Kiefer, 1954". biodiversity.org.au/afd. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  3. ↑ Kiefer, F. 1954. Neue Cyclopoida Gnathostoma (Cruct. Cop.) aus Madagascar, I. Cyclopininae und Halicyclopinae. Zoologischer Anzeiger 153: 308-313 [308].