Ectocyclops herbsti Dussart, 1984
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
- Ectocyclops herbsti Dussart, 1984
- Name authority
- Dussart, 1984
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Cyclopidae
- Genus
- Ectocyclops
- 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
- subfamilyEucyclopinae Kiefer, 1927
- genusEctocyclops Brady, 1904
- speciesEctocyclops herbsti Dussart, 1984
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ectocyclops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ectocyclops clausi Mahoon & Zia, 1985 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ectocyclops ilariensis Onabamiro, 1952 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ectocyclops phaleratus (Koch, 1838) | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ectocyclops polyacanthus Harada, 1931 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ectocyclops rahmi Lindberg, 1957 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ectocyclops strenzkei Herbst, 1959 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Dussart, B. H. (1984). Some Crustacea Copepoda from Venezuela. In: Dumont, H.J. & J.G. Tundisi (Eds.). Tropical Zooplankton. Hydrobiologia, 113:25–67, figs. 1–31, addendum. (29–vi–1984, Spanish summary). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3612-1_3 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:38QCW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.