Kingdom Animalia Family Cyclopidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus Subclass Copepod | Subphylum Crustacea Scientific name Metacyclops Higher classification Cyclopidae Order Cyclopoida | |
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Lower classifications Metacyclops postojnae, Metacyclops gasparoi, Metacyclops campestris | ||
Metacyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing 73 species, of which three are listed on the IUCN Red List – M. campestris from Brazil (conservation dependent), M. gasparoi from Italy (vulnerable) and M. postojnae from Slovenia (vulnerable).
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