WoRMS taxon details
Cytheretta Müller, 1894
127586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127586)
accepted
Genus
- Subgenus Cytheretta (Cytheretta) Müller, 1894
- Species Cytheretta (Cytheretta) rubra Müller, 1894 represented as Cytheretta rubra Müller, 1894
- Species Cytheretta adriatica Ruggieri, 1952
- Species Cytheretta altopunctata Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Cytheretta belgica (Brady, 1878) Kruit, 1955
- Species Cytheretta judaea (Brady, 1868)
- Species Cytheretta jurinii (Muenster, 1830)
- Species Cytheretta maddocksae Jain, 1978
- Species Cytheretta minutipunctata Swain & Gilby, 1974
- Species Cytheretta plebeia Puri, 1952
- Species Cytheretta robusta Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Cytheretta rothwelli Swain & Gilby, 1974
- Species Cytheretta rubra Müller, 1894
- Species Cytheretta ruggierii Puri, 1958
- Species Cytheretta tshelcovi Schneider, 1971
- Species Cytheretta ulrichi Puri, 1952
- Species Cytheretta daniana (Brady, 1869) Puri & Hulings, 1957 accepted as Grekoffiana daniana (Brady, 1869) Rossi De Garcia, 1969 (superseded combination)
- Species Cytheretta knysnaensis Benson & Maddocks, 1964 accepted as Garciaella knysnaensis (Benson & Maddocks, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytheretta litorea Garbett & Maddocks, 1979 accepted as Protocytheretta litorea (Garbett & Maddocks in Maddocks & Iliffe, 1979) (superseded combination)
- Species Cytheretta louisianensis (Kontrovitz, 1976) accepted as Protocytheretta louisianensis (Kontrovitz, 1976) (superseded combination)
- Species Cytheretta plicata (Muenster, 1830) Triebel, 1952 accepted as Flexus plicatus (Muenster, 1830) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytheretta sahnii Puri, 1952 accepted as Protocytheretta sahnii (Puri, 1952) Valentine, 1971 † (superseded original combination)
- Species Cytheretta schoelleri (Keij, 1955) accepted as (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller, G. W. (1894). Die Ostrakoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte.</em> 21:1–404., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7163051 [details] 
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2026). World Ostracoda Database. Cytheretta Müller, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127586 on 2026-06-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, G. W. (1894). Die Ostrakoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte.</em> 21:1–404., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7163051 [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Keen, M.C. (1988). The evolution and distribution of cytherettine ostracods. <em>In Hanai, T.; Ikeya, N; Ishizaki, K. (eds.) Evolutionary Biology of Ostracoda: Its Fundamentals and Applications. Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy.</em> 11:967-986., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5446(08)70233-4 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
