Cyclops (copepod)

Cyclops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Cyclops
O. F. Müller, 1785 [1]
Synonyms
  • Monoculus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Nauplius Müller, 1785
Female and male Cyclops bicuspidatus, the dominant cyclopoid species in Lake Michigan

Cyclops is one of the most common genera of freshwater copepods, comprising over 400 species.[1][2] Together with other similar-sized non-copepod fresh-water crustaceans, especially cladocera, they are commonly called water fleas. The name Cyclops comes from the Cyclops of Greek mythology, as they have a single large eye; in Cyclops, the eye may be either red or black.

Nauplius larva of Cyclops
  1. ^ a b Daphne Cuvelier & T. Chad Walter. "Cyclops Müller, 1785". World Copepoda database.
  2. ^ G. G. Marten (1986). "Issues in the development of Cyclops for mosquito control". In M. F. Uren; J. Blok; L.H. Manderson (eds.). Arbovirus Research in Australia: Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium (August 28 – September 1, 1989, Brisbane, Australia) (PDF). pp. 159–164.