Afrocyclops pauliani

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.

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

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


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