Macrocyclops fuscus (Jurine 1820)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexanauplia
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Cyclopidae
Genus: Macrocyclops
Characterisation
Stygophile
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Agiou Nikolaou, Lindberg 1955c, Lindberg 1955d, Beron 2016
    Region: Dytiki Makedonia / Regional unit: Kastoria / Municipality: Kastoria / Closest settlement: Kastoria
  • Spilaio Drakou, Lindberg 1955d, Beron 2016
    Region: Dytiki Makedonia / Regional unit: Kastoria / Municipality: Kastoria / Closest settlement: Kastoria
  • Spilaio Gkoloubintsas, Lindberg 1955c, Lindberg 1955d, Beron 2016
    Region: Dytiki Makedonia / Regional unit: Kastoria / Municipality: Kastoria / Closest settlement: Kastoria
IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Lindberg, K. 1955. Cyclopides (Crustacés copèpodes) nouveaux de ľíle de Crète et du Pérou. Kungl. Fys. Sällsk. i Lund Forh., 25 (11): 1-7.
  • Lindberg, K. 1955. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Macrocyclops fuscus (Jurine 1820). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 08.02.2026