Cyclops (copepod)

Cyclops
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Cyclopoida
Family:	Cyclopidae
Genus:	Cyclops; O. F. Müller, 1785
Synonyms
	Monoculus Linnaeus, 1758 ; Nauplius Müller, 1785 ;

Cyclops is one of the most common genera of freshwater copepods, comprising over 400 species.^[1]^[2] Together with other similar-sized non-copepod fresh-water crustaceans, especially cladocera, they are commonly called water fleas. The name Cyclops comes from the Cyclops of Greek mythology, as they have a single large eye; in Cyclops, the eye may be either red or black.

^ ^a ^b Daphne Cuvelier & T. Chad Walter. "Cyclops Müller, 1785". World Copepoda database.
^ G. G. Marten (1986). "Issues in the development of Cyclops for mosquito control". In M. F. Uren; J. Blok; L.H. Manderson (eds.). Arbovirus Research in Australia: Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium (August 28 – September 1, 1989, Brisbane, Australia) (PDF). pp. 159–164.

[WoRMS-1] Daphne Cuvelier & T. Chad Walter. "Cyclops Müller, 1785". World Copepoda database.

[2] G. G. Marten (1986). "Issues in the development of Cyclops for mosquito control". In M. F. Uren; J. Blok; L.H. Manderson (eds.). Arbovirus Research in Australia: Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium (August 28 – September 1, 1989, Brisbane, Australia) (PDF). pp. 159–164.

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Cyclops (copepod)

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