CYCLOPINIDAE s. str. Sars, 1913
CYCLOPINA Claus, 1863
Type-species: Cyclopina gracilis Claus, 1863, Syn. Cuipora Lotufo & Rocha, 1991;
Cyclopuella Por, 1979;
Erythropolites Huys & Boxshall, 1990;
Heptnerina Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004;
Herbstina Huys & Boxshall, 1990;
Microcyclopina Plesa, 1961;
Troglocyclopina Jaume & Boxshall, 1996
"Cyclopina is the oldest and type cyclopinid genus, as well as the largest by number of
species (Boxshall and Halsey 2004). It was established by Claus (1963), with C. gracilis
Claus, 1863 as the type species. Approximately 70 other species and subspecies have
been described since then, but many of them were subsequently transferred to newly
established genera or synonymised. However, this genus still contains more than 30%
of cyclopinid species (Boxshall and Halsey 2004; Walter and Boxshall 2020). The
most recent key to species and subspecies was provided by Vervoort (1964) and it was
based on an earlier one provided by Lindberg (1953)" (from Karanovic, 2020) 
Cyclopina is
characterized by the presence of 12 to 10-segmented female antennule, whose 6th
segment is typically the longest. This compound segment is homologous to the
segments XV-XX of an hypothetical 28-segmented copepod antennule. This cluster
originates through lack of division during copepodite development resulting
in this truncated pattern (Grainger & Mohammed 1991). A second apomorphic
character of Cyclopina is the presence of only three elements in the female P5, i. e.
a terminal seta flanked by two spines. In addition, the outermost seta on the 4th
mandibular exopodal segment displays a characteristic tuft of spinules terminally,
and the caudal rami do not possess seta I. A trend towards a reduction of segments
and armature of appendages can be recognized in the genus (from: Gomez & Martinez Arbizu, 2004)
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Cyclopina adelphe Karanovic, 2008 [Australia; marine interstitial]
Cyclopina adriatica Petkovski, 1955 [Adriatic Sea] (left)
Cyclopina agilis Wilson, 1932 [USA; marine]
Cyclopina americana Herbst, 1982 [north America; marine]
Cyclopina amita Karanovic, 2008 [Australia; marine interstitial]
Cyclopina arenosa Lotufo, 1994 [Brazil; marine sandy beaches]
Cyclopina arenicola (Plesa, 1961)
Cyclopina balearica (Jaume & Boxshall, 1996)
Cyclopina brachystylis Sars, 1921 [Europe, URSS; marine]
Cyclopina brevifurca Sars G.O., 1913
Cyclopina busanensis Karanovic, 2020 [Korea]
Cyclopina caiala Lotufo & Rocha, 1991 [Brazil; coastal interstitial waters]
Cyclopina caissara Lotufo, 1994 [Brazil; marine sandy beaches]
Cyclopina caroli Lotufo, 1994 [Brazil; marine sandy beaches] |
Cyclopina clausii Czerniavski, 1868
Cyclopina confusa (Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004
Cyclopina crassisetosa Herbst, 1953 [France; marine]
Cyclopina curoli Lotufo, 1994 [Brazil; sandy beaches]
Cyclopina curtijeju Karanovic, 2020 [Korea]
Cyclopina dorae Lotufo, 1994 [Brazil; marine sandy beaches]
Cyclopina ensifera Grandori, 1925 [Adriatic Sea, Italy, Greece; marine]
Cyclopina exilis Brian, 1938 [Mediterranean, Mallorca; anchialine waters]
Cyclopina euacantha Sars G,O,, 1918 (syn. Cyclopidina euacantha (Sars G.O., 1918))
Cyclopina exigua Herbst, 1974
Cyclopina gracilis Claus, 1862 [cosmopolitan, except Australia, marine]
Cyclopina hadzii Petkovski, 1955 [Adriatic Sea, Italy, Croatia]
Cyclopina heterospina Shen & Bai, 1956
Cyclopina janaina (Lotufo & Rocha C.E.F., 1991)
Cyclopina kasignete Karanovic, 2008 [Australia; marine interstitial]
Cyclopina kasis Karanovic, 2008 [Australia; marine interstitial]
Cyclopina kieferi kieferi Schafer, 1936 [Germany, Italy; marine]
Cyclopina kieferi elongata Herbst, 1953 [France; marine]
Cyclopina kiraensis Hiromi, 1984 [Japan]
Cyclopina koreana Karanovic, 2020 [Korea]
Cyclopina latipes Schafer, 1936 [Germany; marine]
Cyclopina laurentica Nicholls, 1939 [Canada; marine]
Cyclopina mediterranea (Steuer, 1940) [Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Italy]
Cyclopina norvegica Boeck, 1865 [Europe, USA, Africa; marine]
Cyclopina oblivia Monchenko, 1981 [Crimea, Caucaso; marine]
Cyclopina ovalis Brady, 1880
Cyclopina pacifica Smirnov, 1935 [URSS; marine]
Cyclopina parapsammophila Monchenko, 1980 [Blak sea]
Cyclopina phoenicica Lindberg, 1952 [Liban; marine]
Cyclopina pontica Monchenko, 1977 [Crimea; marine]
Cyclopina psammophila Steuer, 1940 [Egypt, Italy; marine]
Cyclopina pygmaea Sars, 1918 [Europe; marine]
Cyclopina rotundipes Herbst, 1952 [Nord Sea]
Cyclopina schneideri T. Scott, 1903 [north Europe, URSS, Egypt; marine] *
Cyclopina semireducta Herbst, 1964 [Red Sea ?]
Cyclopina sinaitica (Por, 1979)
Cyclopina smirnovi Herbst, 1982 [north America; marine]
Cyclopina soror Karanovic, 2008 [Australia; marine interstitial]
Cyclopina steueri Fruchtl, 1923 [Indonesia; marine]
Cyclopina tuberculata Herbst, 1962 [Brazil; marine]
Cyclopina unisetosa Karanovic, 2008 [Australia; marine interstitial]
Cyclopina vachoni Nicholls, 1939 [Canada; marine]
Cyclopina yutimaete Lotufo, 1994 [Brazil; marine sandy beaches]
Cyclopina wido Karanovic, 2020 [Korea]
* synonym: Cyclopina brevifurca Sars, 1913
CYCLOPINOTUS Monchenko, 1989 (syn. Cycloporella Monchenko, 1982)
Type-species: Cyclopinotus eximius (Monchenko, 1981)
Cyclopinotus eximius (Monchenko, 1981) [Black Sea; interstitial]
HETEROCYCLOPINA Plesa, 1968
Heterocyclopina feiticeira (Lotufo, 1995)
Heterocyclopina koreanensis Karanovic, 2921
Heterocyclopina plesai Karanovic, 2008
Heterocyclopina uguaipuku (Lotufo, 1995)
Heterocyclopina vietnamensis Plesa, 1968 (syn. Procyclopina vietnamensis (Plesa, 1968)
HEPTNERINA Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 (syn. Cyclopina Claus, 1863)
Heptnerina confusa Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 [Azores; deep sea]
CYCLOPUELLA Por, 1979 (syn. Cyclopina Claus, 1863 (synonym)
Type-species: Cyclopuella sinaitica Por, 1979
Cyclopuella sinaitica Por, 1979 [Red Sea; marine]
CUIPORA Lotufo & Rocha, 1991 (syn. Cyclopina Claus, 1863 )
Type-species: Cuipora janaina Lotufo & Rocha, 1991
Cuipora janaina Lotufo & Rocha, 1991 [Brazil; coastal interstitial]
ERYTHROPOLITES Huys & Boxshall, 1990 (syn. Cyclopina Claus, 1863)
Type-species: Erythropolites semireductum (Herbst, 1964)
Erythropolites semireductum (Herbst, 1964) [Red Sea]
HERBSTINA Huys & Boxshall, 1990 (syn. Cyclopina Claus, 1863)
Type-species: Herbstina exigua (Herbst, 1974)
Herbstina exigua (Herbst, 1974) [north Atlantic; marine]
MICROCYCLOPINA Plesa, 1961 (syn. Cyclopina Claus, 1863)
Type-species: Microcyclopina arenicola Plesa, 1961
Microcyclopina arenicola Plesa, 1961 [Africa, Ghana; marine coastal interstitial]
TROGLOCYCLOPINA Jaume & Boxshall, 1996 (syn. Cyclopina Claus, 1863)
Type-species: Troglocyclopina balearica Jaume & Boxshall, 1996
Troglocyclopina balearica Jaume & Boxshall, 1996 [Balearic islands; anchialine caves]
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