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Metacyclops mendocinus Wierzejski 1892

temporary freshwater pools

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Maxillopoda

Order
Cyclopoida

Family
Cyclopidae

Genus
Metacyclops

Species
mendocinus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

  • Peck, S.B. (1994) Diversity and zoogeography of the non-oceanic Crustacea of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (excluding terrestrial Isopoda). Canadian Journal of Zoology 72: 54-69.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Metacyclops mendocinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14023. Accessed 4 November 2026.