A new species of cyclopoid copepod, Neocyclops (Neocyclops) petkovskii n. sp. is described from Australia. The new species belongs to the subgenus Neocyclops sensu Petkovski, 1986, and is close to Neocyclops parvus (Sewell, 1949) from Maldive (Indian Ocean). The genus Neocyclops is for the first time recorded in Australia.

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De Laurentiis, P., Pesce, G. L., & Halse, S. A. (1997). Discovery of the first representative of the genus Neocyclops Gurney in Australia, and description of Neocyclops (Neocyclops) petkovskii n.sp. (Copepoda, Halicyclopinae). Bulletin Zoologisch Museum, 16(3), 15–19.