Cyclopina
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| Cyclopina | |
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| Four Cyclopina species[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Cyclopinidae |
| Genus: | Cyclopina Sars G.O., 1863 |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cyclopina is a genus of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida, and the family, Cyclopinidae.[2] The genus was first described in 1863 by zoologist, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus.[2][3]