Cyclopina kasignete
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| Cyclopina kasignete | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Cyclopinidae |
| Genus: | Cyclopina |
| Species: | C. kasignete |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclopina kasignete Karanovic, 2008 | |
 Holotype site: Robe, South Australia'"`UNIQ--ref-00000002-QINU`"' | |
Cyclopina kasignete is a species of copepod belonging to the order Cyclopoida, in the family, Cyclopinidae.[1] The species was first described in 2008 by zoologist, Tomislav Karanovic.[1][2]
The species has been found in Robe, South Australia at Venus Bay and Streaky Bay and is endemic to Australia.[3][2] It differs from other Australian Cyclopina species by its females having a long copulatory duct, and the antennula being 10-segmented.[4]
