CYCLOPINAE Kiefer, 1927



MERIDIECYCLOPS Fiers, 2001


  • Meridiecyclops baylyi Fiers,2001 [Australia; saline lakes] (left)

    syn. Metacyclops arnaudi (G. Sars) Kiefer, 1967*; Microcyclops (Metacyclops) arnaudi (Sars): Bayly & William, 1966

  • Meridiecyclops platypus Fiers, 2001 [Australia; salt lakes]

    syn. Metacyclops arnaudi platypus Kiefer, 1967

    * Fiers (2001) transferred this species to the new genus Meridiecyclops Fiers, 2001 ; Fiers (2001) and recently Karanovic (2004) and Tang & Knott (2009) reallocated this species to Metacyclops since it "cannot be included in Meridiecyclops given that the male maxilla, as well as the female genital double-somite and basis and proximal endopodal segment of leg 4, are not modified" (Tang & Knott. 2009 ).




  • Sincere thanks are due to the colleague Frank Fiers for information and sending a PDF file on Meridiecyclops


    | PAGE UPDATED AUGUST 31. 2023 |


    Copyright © 1999-2023 G. L. Pesce - All Rights Reserved. Text and images on this website may not be
    redistributed or put as part of any collection (image archives, CDs etc) without prior written permission