Mesocyclops edax (Forbes S.A., 1891)

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Arthropoda

class

Copepoda

order

Cyclopoida

family

Cyclopidae

genus

Mesocyclops

species

Mesocyclops edax

Name

Synonyms

Cyclops edax Forbes S.A., 1891

Cyclops leuckarti edax Forbes S.A., 1891

Mesocyclops leuckarti edax (Forbes S.A., 1891)

Mesocyclops nicaraguensis Herbst, 1960

Homonyms

Mesocyclops edax (Forbes S.A., 1891)

Bibliographic References

1. Ali, L.A. & K.H.H. Rahim. (2013). A Study of Copepodid Stages of Mesocyclops edax Forbes, 1891 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). <em>Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences.</em> 26 (Special Issue 1):239-245.
2. Amores-Serrano, R. (1978). Life histories and seasonal population dynamics of two cyclopoid copepods in Beaver Reservoir, Arkansas, including some observations on their post-embryonic development. Thesis and Dissertation Series, report no. 17, University of Arkansas 1-89.
3. Apperson, C.S., B.A. Federici, W. Stewart & F.R. Tarver. (1992). Evidence for the copepods Acanthocyclops robustus and Mesocyclops edax as competent intermediate hosts for Coelomomyces punctatus during an epizootic in a larval population of the mosquito Anopheles quadrimaculatus. <em>Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.</em> 60(3):229-236.
4. Baker, J.R., J.E. Deacon, T.A. Burke, S.S. Egdorf, L.J. Paulson & R.W. Tew. (1977). Limnological aspects of Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona. <em>Report to Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado, USA.</em> 84 pp.
5. Bathe, P.N., G.B. Kale & T. Paraskar. (2024). Study Of Zooplankton Diversity In Lanjud Dam At Buldhana District Of Maharashtra. <em>International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT).</em> 12(8):c122-c125.
6. Bergentz, S.H.A. (2016). Produced water components: uptake kinetics and effects on the metabolism of the Arctic copepod Calanus glacialis. <em>Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.</em> 66 pp.
7. Bhavan, P.S., R. Udayasuriyan, C. Vadivalagan, R. Kalpana & S. Umamaheswari. (2016). Diversity of zooplankton in four perennial lakes of Coimbatore (India) and molecular characterization of Asplanchna intermedia, Moina micrura, Mesocyclops edax and Cypris protubera through mt-COI gene. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies.</em> 4(2):183-197.
8. Bishop-Rayle, J.E. (1988). Variation in dormancy within a Virginia population of the freshwater copepod : Mesocyclops edax S.A. Forbes (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>M.S. Thesis, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A.</em> 104 pp.
9. Bolduc, P., Z.E. Taranu, B. Pinel-Alloul & A. Bertolo. (2026). Taxonomy and Functional Traits Modulate the Environmental Niche Dimensions of Crustacean Zooplankton Communities in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Beds. <em>Freshwater Biology.</em> 71:1-17. e70193. 10.1111/fwb.70193
10. Brandl, Z. & C.H. Fernando. (1975). Food consumption and utilization in two freshwater cyclopoid copepods (Mesocyclops edax and Cyclops vicinus). Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie 60(4):471-494, figs. 1-4, tabs. 1-5.
11. Brandl, Z. & C.H. Fernando. (1978). Prey selection by the cyclopoid copepods Mesocyclops edax and Cyclops vicinus. Verhandlungen der Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie 20(4):2505-25l0, figs. 1-5, tab. 1. (xii-1978)
12. Brandl, Z. & C.H. Fernando. (1986). Feeding and food consumption by Mesocyclops edax. In: Schriever, G., H.K. Schminke & C.-t. Shih (eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Copepoda, Ottawa, Canada, 13-17 August, 1984. Syllogeus 58:254-258, fig. 1, tab. 1.
13. Burke, T.A. (1977). The Limnetic zooplankton community of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead in relation to the metalimnetic oxygen minimum. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.</em> 95 pp.
14. Cattoor, K., H. Rantala, D. Staples, J. Walsh, J. Hirsh & G. Montz. (2025). A Decade of Change: Crustacean Zooplankton Communities in Nine Minnesota Large Lakes. <em>Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA , Special Publication 1.</em> 92:1-118.
15. Chiapella, A.M., H. Grigel, H. Lister, A. Hrycik, B. O'Malley & J.D. Stockwell. (2021). A day in the life of winter plankton: under-ice community dynamics during 24 h in a eutrophic lake. <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 43(6):865-883. 10.1093/plankt/fbab061
16. Chinnappa, C.C. (1980). Bivalent forming race of Mesocyclops edax (Copepoda, Crustacea). <em>Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology.</em> 22(3):427-431, figs. 1-13. (French summary). 10.1139/g80-053
17. Clower, M.K., A.S. Holub, R.T. Smith & G.A. Wyngaard. (2016). Embryonic development and a quantitative model of programmed DNA elimination in Mesocyclops edax (S. A. Forbes, 1891) (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). Journal Of Crustacean Biology, 36(5):661-674. 10.1163/1937240X-00002473
18. Coker, R.E. (1943). Mesocyclops edax (S.A. Forbes), M. leuckarti (Claus) and related species in America. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 59(2):181-200, figs. 1-43. (xii-1943)
19. Confer, J.L. (1971). Intrazooplankton predation by Mesocyclops edax at natural prey densities. Limnology and Oceanography 16(4):663-666, fig. 1, tab. 1. (vii-1971)
20. Couture, S., C. Hudon, P. Gagnon, Z.E. Taranu, B. Pinel-Alloul, D. Houle, L. Aldamman, C. Beauvais & M. Lachapelle. (2021). Zooplankton communities in Precambrian Shield lakes (Quebec, Canada): responses to spatial and temporal gradients in water chemistry and climate. <em>Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 78 (5):567 - 579.