Genus Acanthocyclops Kiefer, 1927
- Acanthocyclops Kiefer, F. 1927. Versuch eines Systems der Cyclopiden. Zoologischer Anzeiger 73(11-12): 302-308 [306].
Type species:
Cyclops vernalis Fischer, 1853 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Diagnosis
A1 of female 11- to 17-segmented, without hyaline membrane or spinule row on distal segments. Rami of P1-4 3-segmented. P4Ri3 with 2 terminal spines. P5 2-segmented; proximal segment with seta at outer corner; distal segment with long apical outer seta and with short inner spine situated apically or subapically on inner edge and no longer than about 1/2 length of segment.
Only one species is known from Australia.
Diagnosis References
Morton, D.W. 1985. Revision of the Australian Cyclopidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). I. Acanthocyclops Kiefer, Diacyclops Kiefer and Australocyclops, gen. nov. Marine and Freshwater Research 36(4): 615-634
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |