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Cyclopina dorae Lotufo, 1994

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cyclopina dorae Lotufo, 1994
Name authority
Lotufo, 1994
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Copepoda
Family
Cyclopinidae
Genus
Cyclopina
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classCopepoda Milne Edwards, 1840
  6. infraclassNeocopepoda Huys & Boxshall, 1991
  7. superorderPodoplea Giesbrecht, 1882
  8. familyCyclopinidae Sars G.O., 1913
  9. genusCyclopina Claus, 1863
  10. speciesCyclopina dorae Lotufo, 1994

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclopina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cyclopina adelphae Karanovic, 2008CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina agilis Wilson C.B., 1932CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina americana Herbst, 1982CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina amita Karanovic, 2008CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina arenicola (Plesa, 1961)CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina arenosa Lotufo, 1994CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina balearica (Jaume & Boxshall, 1996)CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina caiala Lotufo & Rocha C.E.F., 1991CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina caroli Lotufo, 1994CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina confusa (Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004)CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclopina ensifera Grandori, 1925CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyclopina esilis Brian, 1938CyclopinidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 23 records assigned to Cyclopinidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Lotufo, G. R. (1994). Cyclopina (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from Brazilian sandy beaches. Zoologica Scripta, 23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1994.tb00381.x Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:32VT4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.