CYCLOPINAE Kiefer, 1927 BRYOCYCLOPS s.l. Kiefer, 1927 The problematic systematics of the genus Bryocyclops s.l. have been discussed by numerous authors (Kiefer, 1927, 1952; Lindberg, 1956; Monchenko, 1972; Dussart, 1982; Rocha et al., 1998; Reid, 1999). The genus was firstly divided by Kiefer (1927, 1952) into the subgenera Bryocyclops s.str. and Haplocyclops Kiefer, 1952. Subsequently Lindberg (1957) splitted the genus in six morphological groups and three subgenera (Bryocyclops s.str., Rybocyclops, Haplocyclops); later on Monchenko (1972) added the subgenus Palaeocyclops.Later on Rocha et al. (1998) and Dussart (1982) respectively raised to generic rank the subgenera Haplocyclops and Rybocyclops. The genus Bryocyclops presently includes 21 valid species inhabiting semiterrestrial habitats, most of them occurring in the Old World and on islands in the Pacific Ocean (Reid,1999). BRYOCYCLOPS Kiefer, 1927 Bryocyclops absalomi Por, 1981 [Israel; caves] Bryocyclops africanus Kiefer, 1932 [Africa; damp habitat] Bryocyclops ankaratranus Kiefer, 1935 [Madagascar; damp habitat] Bryocyclops anninae (Menzel, 1926) [Java, Guam; moss] Bryocyclops bogoriensis (Menzel, 1926) [Fiji islands, Java; moss, tree holes] Bryocyclops apertus Kiefer, 1935 [Kenya; semiterrestrial habitat] Bryocyclops campaneri Rocha & Bjornberg, 1987 [Brazil;coastal plain rivers] [PDF] Bryocyclops caroli Bjornberg, 1985 [Brazil, Puerto Rico; humid litters, bromeliads] (left) [PDF] Bryocyclops chappuisi Kiefer, 1928 [Java;damp habitat] Bryocyclops constrictus Lindberg, 1947 [India; semiterrestrial habitat] Bryocyclops difficilis Kiefer, 1935 [Africa; damp habitat] Bryocyclops elachistus Kiefer, 1935 [Kenya;damp habitat] Bryocyclops feci Shen, 1956 [Mongolia; semiterrestrial habitat] Bryocyclops fidjiensis Lindberg, 1954 [Fiji Islands; damp habitat, tree holes] Bryocyclops jankowskajae (Monchenko, 1972) [URSS; damp habitat] Bryocyclops mandrakanus Kiefer, 1955 [Madagascar; damp habitat] Bryocyclops muscicola (Menzel, 1926) [USA (Florida), Java, Sumatra, Christmas Island *; moss, organic soils, springs, ground waters] Bryocyclops phyllopus Kiefer, 1939 [Africa; leaf litters, damp habitat] Bryocyclops soqotraensis Mirabdullayev, Van Damme & Dumont, 2002 [Yemen; fresh waters] [PDF] Bryocyclops travancoricus Lindberg, 1947 [India; semiterrestrial habitat] * Pesce & Karanovic (in press) HAPLOCYCLOPS Kiefer, 1952 TYPE-SPECIES : Haplocyclops gudrunae Kiefer, 1952 [PDF] Recently Karanovic & Ranga Reddy (2005) splitted the genus Haplocyclops in two subgenera: Haplocyclops s-str. and Kiefercyclops. Haplocyclops (H.) gudrunae Kiefer, 1952 [Madagascar; river interstitial] [PDF] Haplocyclops (H.) iranicus Fiers, 2002 [Iran; brackish waters] Haplocyclops (H.) monodi Kiefer, 1960 [Africa; river interstitial] [PDF] Haplocyclops (H.) neuter Kiefer, 1955 [Madagascar; lagoons] [PDF] Haplocyclops (H.) parvulus (Kiefer, 1928) [Java; fresh waters?] [PDF] * Haplocyclops (H.) pauliani Kiefer, 1955 [Africa, Madagascar; fresh waters] [PDF] ** Haplocyclops (H.) torresi Rocha et al., 1998 [Brazil; damp habitat] Haplocyclops (K.) fiersi Karanovic & Ranga Reddy [India; freshwater bore] (left) * species inquirenda; synonym of Haplocyclops correctus according to Dussart (1982); should be allocated to the genus Bryocyclops according to Fiers (2002). ** syn. Bryocyclops (Haplocyclops) correctus (Kiefer, 1960) | PAGE UPDATED JANUARY 21. 2010 | Copyright © 1999-2010 G. L. Pesce - All Rights Reserved. Text and images on this website may not be redistributed or put as part of any collection (image archives, CDs etc) without prior written permission