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Afrocyclops pauliani

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Afrocyclops pauliani
Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: 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

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  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. Retrieved 14 November 2021.