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Cyprididae Baird, 1845

AphiaID

146873 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146873)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Cypris Müller, 1776

Parent

Cypridoidea Baird, 1845

Synonymised names

Cypridae Baird, 1845 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Subfamily Batucyprettinae Victor & Fernando, 1981
1. Genus Batucypretta Victor & Fernando, 1981
Subfamily Bennelongiinae Martens et al., 2012
1. Genus Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981
Genus Candocypria Furtos, 1933
Subfamily Cypricercinae McKenzie, 1971
Subfamily Cypridinae Baird, 1845
1. Genus Neocypridella Hartman & Puri, 1974
Subfamily Cypridopsinae Bronstein, 1947
1. Tribe Cypridopsini Kaufmann, 1900
  1. Genus Cypridopsis Brady, 1867
2. Genus Potamocypris Brady, 1870
Subfamily Cyprinotinae Bronstein, 1947
1. Genus Cyprinotus Brady, 1886
Subfamily Diacypridinae McKenzie, 1978
1. Genus Diacypris Herbst, 1961
Subfamily Dolerocypridinae Triebel, 1961
1. Genus Dolerocypris Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Eucypridinae Bronstein, 1947
Subfamily Herpetocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Hungarocypridinae Bronstein, 1947
1. Genus Hungarocypris Vavra, 1906
Subfamily Liocypridinae Martens, 2003
Genus Microcypris Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Mytilocypridinae De Deckker, 1974
1. Genus Australocypris De Deckker, 1974
Subfamily Neocypridellinae Savatenalinton, 2022
Genus Neomangaloria Honnappa, Pathy & Abrar, 1984
Genus Pseudoeucypris Schneider, 1957

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

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. Cyprididae Baird, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146873 on 2026-02-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-02-02 08:37:43Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-02-26 12:19:35Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2012-06-07 09:19:07Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2025-07-11 15:06:11Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

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Nomenclature

basis of record Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Ecology

ecology source Rosa, J.; Martens, K.; Higuti, J. (2022). Dried aquatic macrophytes are floating egg banks and potential dispersal vectors of ostracods (Crustacea) from pleuston communities. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 850(6): 1319-1329., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-04818-8
note: The hatched ostracod assemblages from Rosa et al. (2022) work were represented only by species of Cyprididae. [details] Available for editors

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