Cyclops bicuspidatus

Cyclops bicuspidatus
	Female (left) & male (right) C. b. thomasi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Cyclopoida
Family:	Cyclopidae
Genus:	Cyclops
Species:	C. bicuspidatus
Binomial name
	Cyclops bicuspidatus; Claus, 1857
Subspecies
	C. b. bicuspidatus Claus, 1857; C. b. jurinei Mahoon Najam-un-Nisa & Irfan Khan, 1987; C. b. lubbocki Brady, 1868; C. b. navus Herrick, 1882; C. b. odessanus Shmankevich, 1875; C. b. synarthrus Lowndes, 1926; C. b. thomasi S. A. Forbes, 1882;
Synonyms
	Diacyclops bicuspidatus (Claus, 1857)

Cyclops bicuspidatus is a planktonic species of copepod found throughout the world, except Australia, and characteristic of the Great Lakes of North America. It is a deep water species found throughout the year with peak abundance occurring in May or June. Males grow up to 0.8–1.0 millimetre (0.031–0.039 in) long, while females are larger at 0.9–1.6 mm (0.035–0.063 in).

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