Megacyclops viridis (Jurine, 1820)
(a freshwater copepod)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMegacyclops viridis (a freshwater copepod)
GenusMegacyclops (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilyCYCLOPIDAE (cyclopid copepods)
OrderCYCLOPOIDA (cylopoid copepods)
SuperorderPODOPLEA (a superorder of crustaceans)
InfraclassNeocopepoda (an infraclass of crustaceans)
SubclassCOPEPODA (copepods)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Megacyclops viridis (a freshwater copepod) :
1: Megacyclops viridis (a freshwater copepod)
14 May 1978 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Furcal ramiImage 3: Oblique viewImage 4: Segement 5 - legImage 5: Segment 5 - leg

Megacyclops viridis (a freshwater copepod) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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