Allocyclops nudus

Allocyclops nudus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyclopoida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Copepoda Infraclassis: Neocopepoda Superordo: Podoplea Ordo: Cyclopoida

Suborder: Cyclopida
Familia: Cyclopidae
Subfamilia: Cyclopinae
Genus: Allocyclops
Species: Allocyclops nudus

Name

Allocyclops nudus Fiers & Lagnika, 2015

• Holotype: Female, RBINSc COP 10.334A-B
• Type locality: Parakou, Benin; 09°21'33.4"N, 02°38'32.4"E
• Etymology: [From the Latin adjective “nudus” meaning naked and refers to the absence of hairy or spinular ornamentation on the pedigers surface and caudal rami.]
• ZooBank: 9231A518-6786-4A71-ACFE-5AD9DE002D62

References

Primary references

• Fiers, F. & Lagnika, M. 2015. Four new representatives of the genus Allocyclops Kiefer, 1932 from semi-consolidated subsoil aquifers in Benin (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae). Subterranean Biology, 16: 1–36. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.16.4467 Reference page.