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Megacyclops  Kiefer, 1927
Taxonomic Serial No.: 88748

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   SuperclassAltocrustacea   
                      ClassCopepoda Milne-Edwards, 1840 – copepods, copépodes  
                         InfraclassNeocopepoda Huys & Boxshall, 1991  
                            SuperorderPodoplea Giesbrecht, 1882  
                               OrderCyclopoida Burmeister, 1834  
                                  FamilyCyclopidae Dana, 1846  
                                     GenusMegacyclops Kiefer, 1927  
    Direct Children:  
                                        SpeciesMegacyclops donnaldsoni (Chappuis, 1929)  
                                        SpeciesMegacyclops gigas (Claus, 1857)  
                                        SpeciesMegacyclops latipes (Lowndes, 1927)  
                                        SpeciesMegacyclops magnus (Marsh, 1920)  
                                        SpeciesMegacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820)  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Megacyclops   
       
  Source: The World of Copepods, 28-Jul-2004, website (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/iz/copepod/   
  Reference for: Megacyclops   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dussart, B., and D. Defaye   
  Publication Date: 1985   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Répertoire Mondial des Copepodes Cyclopoïdes   
  Page(s): 236   
  Publisher: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   
  Publication Place: Paris, France   
  ISBN/ISSN: 2-222-03545-7   
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