Microscopic Illustrations

Copepod, colored pencil
Commissioned by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

About copepods/cyclops:

Cyclops are an order of planktonic animals of a subclass called copepods (Copepoda). Copepods are small crustaceans found in aquatic environments.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida

More about cyclopoida: