Cyclopina

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Cyclopina
Four Cyclopina species[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopinidae
Genus: Cyclopina
Sars G.O., 1863
Synonyms[2]
  • Cuipora Lotufo & Rocha C.E.F., 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 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]

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