The Freshwater Copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) of Southern Africa

Compiled by N. Rayner

Department of Zoology, University of Durban-Westville, Durban, South Africa

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INTRODUCTION

• Introduction
• Copepoda

  Calanoida

  Diaptomidae

  Cyclopoida

  Cyclopidae

  Harpacticoida

  Harpacticidae

  Cletodidae

• References

Order: COPEPODA

Suborder: CALANOIDA

Family: DIAPTOMIDAE

Subfamily: PARADIAPTOMINAE

1. Genus: Lovenula
   1. L. falcifera (Loven 1845)

      South Africa, Africa

      
      
   2. L. africana (Daday 1908)

      Africa

      
      
   3. L. excellens Kiefer 1929

      South Africa

      
      
   4. L. simplex Kiefer 1929

      South Africa

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: Paradiaptomus
   1. P. lamellatus Sars 1895

      South Africa

      
      
   2. P. natalensis (Cooper 1906)

      South Africa

      
      
   3. P. schultzei van Douwe 1912

      South Africa, Africa

      
      
   4. P. similis van Douwe 1912

      South Africa, Africa

      
      
   5. P. peninsularis Rayner 1999

      South Africa

      
      
   6. P. hameri Rayner 1999

      South Africa

      
      
   7. P. warreni Rayner 1999

      South Africa

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: Metadiaptomus
   1. M. transvaalensis Methuen 1910

      South Africa, to Botswana, Zimbabwe

      
      
   2. M. capensis (Sars 1907)

      South Africa

      
      
   3. M. purcelli (Sars 1907)

      South Africa

      
      
   4. M. meridianus (van Douwe 1912)

      South Africa, Africa

      
      
   5. M. colonialis (van Douwe 1914)

      South Africa, Africa

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: DIAPTOMINAE

4. Genus: Tropodiaptomus
   1. T. schmeili (Kiefer 1926)

      Namibia, Zimbabwe

      
      
   2. T. hutchinsoni (Kiefer 1928)

      Zimbabwe, Botswana

      
      
   3. T. spectabilis (Kiefer 1929)

      KwaZulu-Natal

      
      
   4. T. bhangazii Rayner 1994

      KwaZulu-Natal

      
      
   5. T. zambeziensis Rayner 1994

      Zimbabwe

      
      
   6. T. capriviensis Rayner 1994

      Namibia

      
      
   
   
5. Genus: Thermodiaptomus
   1. T. mixtus (Sars 1909)

      South Africa, Zimbabwe

      
      
   2. T. congruens (Sars 1927)

      Namibia

      
      
   
   

Suborder: CYCLOPOIDA

1. Genus: Macrocyclops
   1. M. albidus (Jurine 1820)

      Africa, cosmopolitan

      
      
   
   

Family: CYCLOPIDAE

1. Genus: Acanthocyclops
   1. A. vernalis (Fischer 1853)

      Africa, cosmopolitan

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: Mesocyclops
   1. M. major Sars 1927

      Africa

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: Thermocyclops
   1. T. oblongatus Sars 1927

      Cosmopolitan

      
      
   2. T. macracanthus Kiefer 1929

      Southern Africa

      
      
   3. T. schuurmanae Kiefer 1928

      Southern Africa

      
      
   4. T. emini Mrazek 1895

      Southern Africa

      
      
   5. T. infrequens Kiefer 1929

      Southern Africa

      
      
   6. T. decipiens Kiefer 1929

      Southern Africa

      
      
   7. T. retroversus Kiefer 1929

      Southern Africa

      
      
   8. T. neglectus (Sars 1909)

      Southern Africa

      
      
   
   
4. Genus: Microcyclops
   1. M. varicans (Sars 1863)

      Africa, cosmopolitan

      
      
   2. M. crassipes (Sars 1927)

      Southern Africa

      
      
   3. M. inopinatus (Sars 1927)

      Namibia

      
      
   4. M. caudatus (Sars 1927)

      Southern Africa

      
      
   
   
5. Genus: Metacyclops
   1. M. necessarius (Kiefer 1914)

      Western Cape

      
      
   
   
6. Genus: Afrocyclops
   1. A. gibsoni (Brady 1904)

      Southern Africa

      
      
   
   
7. Genus: Eucyclops
   1. E. sublaevis (Sars 1927)

      Southern Africa

      
      
   2. E. serrulatus (Fischer 1851)

      Cosmopolitan

      
      
   
   
8. Genus: Tropocyclops
   1. T. prasinus (Fischer 1860)

      Cosmopolitan

      
      
   
   
9. Genus: Ectocyclops
   1. E. phaleratus (Koch 1838)

      Cosmopolitan

      
      
   
   
10. Genus: Paracyclops
    1. P. poppei (Rehberg 1880)

       Cosmopolitan

       
       
    2. P. fimbriatus (Fischer 1853)

       Cosmopolitan

       
       
    
    

Suborder: HARPACTICOIDA

1. Genus: Attheyella
   1. A. natalis Brady 1904

      probably South Africa

      
      
   2. A. warreni Brady 1913

      probably South Africa

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: Nitocra
   1. N. dubia Sars 1927

      probably South Africa

      
      
   
   

Family: HARPACTICIDAE

1. Genus: Harpacticus
   1. H. meridionalis Sars 1927

      probably South Africa

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: Elaphoidella
   1. E. bidenscoronata Kiefer 1934

      probably South Africa

      
      
   
   

Family: CLETODIDAE

1. Genus: Cletocamptus
   1. C. confluensmeridionalis Kiefer 1934

      probably South Africa

      
      
   2. C. trichotus Kiefer 1934

      probably South Africa

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: Bryocamptus
   1. Bryocamptus sp. Gardiner 1988?

      

      
      

REFERENCES