Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Cyclopoida > Suborder Cyclopida > Family Halicyclopidae > Genus Halicyclops

Halicyclops troglodytes Kiefer, 1955

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Halicyclops*	Norman, 1903	accepted genus name
*Hemicyclops*	Claus, 1893	synonym
*Tococheres*	Pelseneer, 1929	synonym

Literature

original description	Kiefer, F. (1955). Einige Cyclopiden aus südfranzosischen Höhlen. [Some cyclopids from southern French caves.]. Notes Biospéologiques. 9:157-165, figs. 1-16. (For 1954; 15-i-1955).
basis of record	Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
additional source	Dussart, B.H. (1969). Les Copépodes des eaux continentales d'Europe occidentale. Tome II: Cyclopoïdes et Biologie. [Copepods of the continental waters of Western Europe. Volume II: Cyclopoids and Biology.]. N. Boubée et Cie, Paris, France. 292 pp, figs. 1-121.
additional source	Lindberg, K. (1956). Cyclopides (Crustacés Copépodes) de la Sardaigne. [Cyclopoids (Crustacea Copepods) of Sardinia.]. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 35:71-79, figs.1-2. (4-vi-1956).
additional source	Pendino, V., L. Vecchioni, F. Stoch & F. Marrone. (2024). Checklist and distribution of the groundwater crustacean fauna from Sicily, Italy. Journal of Limnology. 83:1-16.
additional source	Franke, U. (1989). Katalog zur Sammlung limnischer Copepoden von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kiefer (Mit einem Gesamtverzeichnis seiner Publikationen). Catolog of the freshwater copepods of Dr. Friedrich Kiefer. Carolinea Beiheft, Karlsrühe. 5:1-433, figs. 1-2.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Halicyclops troglodytes Kiefer, 1955. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106512

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Halicyclops troglodytes Kiefer, 1955. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/7e80d951-e10a-444a-a3a4-a454409e3a10