Eucyclops (Mrazekicyclops) echinatus (Kiefer, 1926)
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
- Eucyclops (Mrazekicyclops) echinatus (Kiefer, 1926)
- Name authority
- (Kiefer, 1926)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Cyclopidae
- Genus
- Eucyclops
- 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
- genusEucyclops Claus, 1893
- subgenusEucyclops (Mrazekicyclops) Alekseev, 2019
- speciesEucyclops (Mrazekicyclops) echinatus (Kiefer, 1926)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eucyclops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eucyclops (Eucyclops) acanthoides (Douwe, 1914) | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Denticyclops) alekseevi Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2016 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Breviramocyclops) angeli Gutiérrez-Aguirre & Cervantes-Martínez, 2013 In: Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Mercado-Salas & Cervantes-Martínez, 2013 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Eucyclops) australiensis Morton, 1990 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Speratocyclops) biwensis Ishida, 1998 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Eucyclops) bryophilus Lindberg, 1950 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops caparti Lindberg, 1951 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Subterrocyclops) chivahensis Lindberg, 1960 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops defayeae Mercado-Salas & Suárez-Morales, 2016 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Macrurocyclops) dubius (Sars G.O., 1909) | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Speratocyclops) dumonti Alekseev, 2000 | CyclopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eucyclops (Breviramocyclops) edytae Tang & Knott, 2009 | 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 echinatus Kiefer, 1926 Kiefer, 1926 | synonym |
| Eucyclops stuhlmanni echinatus (Kiefer, 1926) (Kiefer, 1926) | synonym |
| Eucyclops echinatus (Kiefer, 1926) (Kiefer, 1926) | 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.
- Kiefer, F. (1926). Beiträge zur Copepodenkunde (IV). 9. Neue Cyclops-Arten. 10. Ein neuer Diaptomus aus Westafrika. [Contributions to Copepodology (IV).[ 9. New Cyclops species. 10. A new Diaptomus from West Africa.]]. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 69. 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:3BYRQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.