A KEY FOR IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRESHWATER CYCLOPOIDA (COPEPODA, CRUSTACEA) OF EGYPT

The present paper includes a proposed key, with diagnostic features and drawings, to identify the freshwater cyclopoids of Egypt. These are minute planktonic crustaceans that play an important role in the food web of freshwater ecosystem. Eleven species belonging to 10 genera were taxonomically described with their geographical distribution.