Macrocyclops fuscus
Phylum
Arthropoda
Subphylum
Crustacea
Class
Maxillopoda
Subclass
Copepoda
Order
Cyclopoida
Family
Cyclopidae
Distinguishing Characteristics
Strongly toothed hyaline membrane on last segment of antennae
Fifth leg of female is two segmented with one seta and two spines
Hairy inner edge of caudal rami
Setae inserted near end of rami
Ecology
Found in No Bottom Bog, Dover, New Hampshire
Additional Notes
Additional Pictures
Quicktime Movies
Cyclopoid1.mov
- Cyclopoid swimming patten (682 KB)
Links
Macrocyclops fuscus
: Information from the Great Lakes Science Center, USGS
