Allocyclops spinifer

Allocyclops spinifer

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 spinifer

Name

Allocyclops spinifer Fiers & Lagnika, 2015

• Holotype: Female, RBINSc COP 10.304A-C
• Type locality: Ishèko, Pobè, Benin; 06°59'13.6"N, 02°39'56.6"E
• Etymology: [derived from the Latin words spinula and ferre, respectively meaning small thorn and to carry, and referring to the spinular ornamentation on pediger 5, on leg 4 and on the caudal rami]
• ZooBank: FE0625DC-8A08-45A3-AC41-44566A1C2426

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.