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  Genus Megacyclops

Species M. viridis

Taxon Information

The Species M. viridis has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Megacyclops viridis, "USA (Ohio, Lake Superior), Mexico (State of México), Europe, Asia" (Reid & Williamson, 2010).
• Cyclops (Megacyclops) viridis, "Most records refer to other species and particularly to C. [Acanthocyclops] vernalis, but possibly occurs in [North America]" (Wilson & Yeatman, 1959).

Bibliography

• Reid, J.W. & C.E. Williamson. 2010. Copepoda. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 829-899.
• Wilson, M.S. & H.C. Yeatman. 1959. Free-Living Copepoda. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 735-861.