WoRMS taxon details
Cyprididae Baird, 1845
146873 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146873)
accepted
Family
Cypridae Baird, 1845 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Subfamily Advenocypridinae Schneider, 1960 †
- Genus Altanicypris Szczechura, 1978 †
- Genus Amplocypris Zalanyi, 1944 †
- Genus Batecypris Almeida-Lima, Guzmán, Maia, Sousa & Piovesan, 2024 †
- Subfamily Batucyprettinae Victor & Fernando, 1981
- Subfamily Bennelongiinae Martens et al., 2012
- Subfamily Bradycypridinae Hartmann & Puri, 1974
- Genus Bradycypris Sars, 1925
- Genus Paracypretta Sars, 1924
- Genus Zonocypretta De Deckker, 1981
- Subfamily Callistocypridinae Schornikov, 1980
- Genus Candocypria Furtos, 1933
- Subfamily Cyprettinae Hartmann, 1971
- Subfamily Cypricercinae McKenzie, 1971
- Genus Bradleystrandesia Broodbakker, 1983
- Genus Bradleytriebella Savatenalinton & Martens, 2009
- Tribe Cypricercini McKenzie, 1971
- Genus Lithocypris Martens, Almeida, Páll-Gergely & Higuti, 2013
- Tribe Nealecypridini Savatenalinton & Martens, 2009
- Genus Neostrandesia Fereira, Higuti & Martens, 2019
- Genus Spirocypris Sharpe, 1903
- Subfamily Cypridinae Baird, 1845
- Genus Alboa De Deckker, 1981
- Genus Brasacypris Krömmelbein, 1965 †
- Genus Chlamydotheca Saussure, 1858
- Genus Cypris Müller, 1776
- Genus Globocypris Klie, 1939
- Genus Hemicypris Sars, 1903
- Genus Macunhaella Almeida-Lima, Guzmán, Maia, Sousa & Piovesan, 2024 †
- Genus Mantelliana Anderson, 1966 †
- Genus Mnementh Martens, 2007
- Genus Neocypridella Hartman & Puri, 1974
- Genus Pseudocypris Daday, 1910
- Genus Ramotha Martens, 1992
- Genus Sataracypris Deb, 1983 accepted as Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Cypridopsinae Bronstein, 1947
- Tribe Cyprettadopsini Savatenalinton, 2020
- Tribe Cypridopsini Kaufmann, 1900
- Genus Kapcypridopsis McKenzie, 1977
- Genus Klieopsis Martens, Meisch & Marmonier, 1991
- Genus Martenscypridopsis Karanovic, 2000
- Genus Neocypridopsis Klie, 1940
- Tribe Paranadopsini Almeida, Higuti, Ferreira & Martens, 2021
- Tribe Plesiocypridopsini Jabocs & Martens, 2022
- Genus Plesiocypridopsis Rome, 1965
- Genus Potamocypris Brady, 1870
- Genus Pseudocypridopsis Karanovic, 1999
- Genus Sarscypridopsis McKenzie, 1977
- Tribe Songkhramodopsini Savatenalinton, 2023
- Genus Thermopsis Külköylüoğlu, Meisch & Rust, 2003
- Genus Tungucypridopsis Victor & Fernando, 1983
- Genus Zonocypris Mueller, 1898
- Genus Proteocypris Brady, 1907 accepted as Potamocypris Brady, 1870 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Subfamily Cyprinotinae Bronstein, 1947
- Genus Billcypris Halse & Martens, 2019
- Genus Bilocypris Halse & Martens, 2019
- Genus Cyprinotus Brady, 1886
- Genus Heterocypris Claus, 1892
- Genus Kroemmelbeincypris Poropat & Colin, 2012 †
- Genus Patcypris Halse & Martens, 2019
- Genus Pattersoncypris Bate, 1972 †
- Genus Riocypris Klie, 1935
- Genus Ryocypris Klie, 1935
- Genus Trilocypris Halse & Martens, 2019
- Subfamily Diacypridinae McKenzie, 1978
- Genus Diacypris Herbst, 1961
- Genus Reticypris McKenzie, 1978
- Subfamily Dolerocypridinae Triebel, 1961
- Subfamily Eucypridinae Bronstein, 1947
- Subfamily Herpetocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
- Tribe Herpetocypridini Kaufmann, 1900
- Tribe Isocypridini Rome, 1965
- Genus Amphibolocypris Rome, 1965
- Genus Isocypris G.W. Müller, 1908
- Genus Platycypris Herbst, 1957
- Genus Mongolianella Mandelstam, 1955 †
- Tribe Psychrodromini Martens, 2001
- Tribe Stenocypridini Ferguson, 1964
- Genus Acocypris Vavra, 1895
- Genus Ampullacypris de Deckker, 1981
- Genus Chrissia Hartmann, 1957
- Genus Stenocypria G. W. Müller, 1901
- Genus Stenocypris Sars, 1889
- Subfamily Hungarocypridinae Bronstein, 1947
- Genus Kunluniacypris Kempf, 2015
- Subfamily Liocypridinae Martens, 2003
- Genus Afrocypris Sars, 1924
- Genus Lycopterocypris Mandelstam in Lübimova, 1956 †
- Subfamily Mediocyprinae Schneider, 1960 †
- Subfamily Megalocypridinae Rome, 1965
- Genus Microcypris Kaufmann, 1900
- Genus Mishinaella Kempf, 2017 †
- Subfamily Mytilocypridinae De Deckker, 1974
- Subfamily Neocypridellinae Savatenalinton, 2022
- Genus Neomangaloria Honnappa, Pathy & Abrar, 1984
- Subfamily Ngarawinae De Deckker, 1979
- Genus Ngarawa de Deckker, 1979
- Genus Petrobrasia Krömmelbein, 1965 †
- Genus Pseudoeucypris Schneider, 1957
- Subfamily Rudjakoviellinae Triebel, 1973
- Subfamily Scottiinae Bronstein, 1947
- Subfamily Talicyprideinae Hou, 1982 †
- Genus Tucanocypris Krömmelbein, 1965 †
- Genus Acanthocypris Claus, 1892 accepted as Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Cypridopsella Kaufmann, 1900 accepted as Potamocypris Brady, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Cypridopsidae Kaufmann, 1900 accepted as Cypridopsinae Bronstein, 1947
- Genus Kunlunia Jiang & Lin, 1995 in Jiang, Zhou, Lin et al., 1995 accepted as Kunluniacypris Kempf, 2015
- Genus Leptocypris Sars, 1903 accepted as Astenocypris Mueller, 1912 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Neocypris Sars, 1901 accepted as Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pachycypris Claus, 1892 accepted as Chlamydotheca Saussure, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pionocypris Brady & Norman, 1896 accepted as Cypridopsis Brady, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Xenocypris Triebel, 1962 accepted as Rudjakoviella Triebel, 1973 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Sá, H. A. B.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sabater, L. M., Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). 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 2025-07-16
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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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[request]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 [request]
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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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
