Diacyclops uruguayensis (Kiefer, 1935)
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
- Diacyclops uruguayensis (Kiefer, 1935)
- Name authority
- (Kiefer, 1935)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Cyclopidae
- Genus
- Diacyclops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classCopepoda Milne Edwards, 1840
- infraclassNeocopepoda Huys & Boxshall, 1991
- superorderPodoplea Giesbrecht, 1882
- suborderCyclopida Khodami, Mercado-Salas, Tang & Martinez Arbizu, 2019
- familyCyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyCyclopinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDiacyclops Kiefer, 1927
- speciesDiacyclops uruguayensis (Kiefer, 1935)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diacyclops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diacyclops albus Reid, 1992 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops alticola (Kiefer, 1935) | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops andinus Locascio de Mitrovich & Menu-Marque, 2001 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops bernardi (Petkovski, 1986) | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops biceri Boxshall, Evstigneeva & Clark, 1993 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops brevifurcus Ishida, 2006 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops charon (Kiefer, 1931) | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops cohabitatus Monchenko, 1980 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops danielopoli Pospisil & Stoch, 1999 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops dimorphus Reid & Strayer, 1994 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops dispinosus Ishida, 1994 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diacyclops elegans (Mazepova, 1962) | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyclops (Diacyclops) uruguayensis Kiefer, 1935 Kiefer, 1935 | synonym |
| Cyclops uruguayensis Kiefer, 1935 Kiefer, 1935 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=358215 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:357JJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.