Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815

Lopez, Mark Louie D., Pascual, Jhaydee Ann F., Dela Paz, Erica Silk P., Rizo, Eric Zeus C., Tordesillas, Dino T., Guinto, Shea Kathleen, Han, Boping, Dumont, Henri J., Mamaril, Augustus C., Sr & Papa, Rey Donne S., 2017, Annot ated checklist and insular distribution of f reshwater microcrustaceans (Copepoda: Calanoida & Cyclopoida; Cladocera: Anomopoda & Ctenopoda) in the Philippines, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65, pp. 623-654 : 628-629

Family Cyclopidae Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamily Eucyclopinae Kiefer, 1927

Ectocyclops phaleratus ( Koch, 1838)

Synonyms in Philippine literature: None.

Philippine records: Mamaril, 1986, 2001; Tuyor & Baay, 2001; and Aquino et al., 2008.

General geographic distribution: Cosmopolitan.

Distribution in the Philippines. Luzon: Albay –Legaspi; Batangas –IRRI Magbitac, Lake Taal; Bulacan –Malolos; Ilocos Norte –Lake Paoay. Mindoro–Lake Naujan and Calapan; Quezon –Pagbilao and Lucban. Leyte: Tolosa and Lake Danao. Mindanao: Lanao del Sur –Lake Lanao; Surigao del Norte –Surigao City.

Remarks. The genus is in urgent need of taxonomic revision; Philippine records of E. phaleratus needs confirmation ( Papa & Hołyńska, 2013).

Eucyclops serrulatus (Fischer, 1851)

Synonyms in Philippine literature: None.

Philippine records: Mamaril, 1986, 2001; Tuyor & Baay, 2001; and Aquino, 2008.

General geographic distribution: Native range of the species is likely restricted to the Palearctic region ( Alekseev & Sanoamuang, 2006).

Distribution in the Philippines.

Luzon: Benguet – Baguio City; Batangas – Lake Taal ; Bulacan – Bustos Dam ; Ilocos Norte – Lake Paoay and Laoag ; National Capital Region – Marikina and La Mesa Dam ; Nueva Ecija – Palayan ; Quezon: Pagbilao and Lucban. Mindoro: Lake Naujan . Cebu: Cebu City. Negros : Negros Oriental – Lake Balinsasayaw. Mindanao : Lanao del Sur – Lake Lanao .

Remarks. Alleged occurrence in the Philippines – all records of E. serrulatus may refer to other species in the Philippines, very likely it does not occur in the country.

Paracyclops affinis ( Sars, 1863)

Synonyms in Philippine literature: None.

Philippine records: Tuyor & Baay (2001)

General geographic distribution: Southeast and East Asia.

Distribution in the Philippines. Luzon: Not specified in source. Sulu Archipelago: Lake Seit and Jolo.

Remarks. Not found in recent sampling (2008–2015). Philippine record needs immediate verification.

Paracyclops fimbriatus ( Fischer, 1853)

Synonyms in Philippine literature: None.

Philippine records: Mamaril & Fernando, 1978; Mamaril, 2001; Tuyor & Baay, 2001; and Aquino et al., 2008.

General geographic distribution: Eurasia.

Distribution in the Philippines. Luzon: Albay –Legaspi; Ilocos Norte –Lake Paoay; Laguna –Los Baños; National Capital Region– Marikina. Mindanao: Agusan del Sur –Lake Mainit; Lanao del Sur –Tamparan.

Remarks. Paracyclops . fimbriatus has often been confused with other species in the past, the Philippine records also need confirmation ( Papa & Hołyńska, 2013).

Tropocyclops prasinus ( Fischer, 1860)

Synonyms in Philippine literature: None.

Philippine records: Mamaril & Fernando, 1978; Mamaril, 1986, 2001; and Aquino et al., 2008.

General geographic distribution: Central America, Europe, South Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Distribution in the Philippines. Luzon: Bulacan –Bustos; Ilocos Norte –Lake Paoay; Laguna –Los Baños, IRRI compound; National Capital Region–La Mesa Dam, Pasig, and Muntinlupa City. Cebu: Cebu City. Mindanao: Misamis Oriental - Cagayan de Oro; Lanao del Sur - Lake Lanao and Marawi City.

Remarks. This species is supposed to be a cosmopolitan planktonic organism reported from the whole of Eurasia, Africa, North and South America ( Silva, 2008) and Brazil ( Perbiche-Neves et al., 2007; Perbiche-Neves et al., 2015). Recent works ( Lee & Chang, 2007) however suggest that some records may refer to other species.