Afrocyclops pauliani

Afrocyclops pauliani
artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Afrocyclops
Species: A. pauliani
Binomial name
Afrocyclops pauliani
Lindberg, 1951
Location of Analamanga Region, Madagascar

Afrocyclops pauliani is an extinct species of copepod in the family Cyclopidae. A single specimen was discovered in 1951 in a small freshwater pool near Antananarivo, Madagascar, but the species has not been seen in collections since.

References

  1. Reid, J.W. (1996). "Afrocyclops pauliani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T611A13066717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T611A13066717.en. Retrieved 10 November 2017.


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