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WoRMS taxon details

Protocytheretta Puri, 1958

AphiaID

415871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:415871)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cythere daniana Brady, 1869 accepted as Protocytheretta daniana (Brady, 1869)

Parent

Cytherettinae Triebel, 1952

Original name

Protocytheretta Puri, 1958

Direct children (10)

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Species Protocytheretta ambifaria Krutak, 1971
Species Protocytheretta daniana (Brady, 1869)
Species Protocytheretta edwardsi (Cushman, 1906)
Species Protocytheretta litorea (Garbett & Maddocks in Maddocks & Iliffe, 1979)
Species Protocytheretta louisianensis (Kontrovitz, 1976)
Species Protocytheretta montezuma (Brady, 1869) Machain-Castillo, 1989
Species Protocytheretta multicostata Whatley, Moguilevsky, Toy, Chadwick & Ramos, 1997
Species Protocytheretta pumicosa (Brady, 1866)
Species Protocytheretta louisianensisi (Kontrovitz, 1976) accepted as Protocytheretta louisianensis (Kontrovitz, 1976) (misspelling)
Species Protocytheretta multicarinata (Swain, 1955) accepted as Climacoidea (Reticulocythereis) multicarinata (Swain, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Puri, H.S. (1958). Ostracode subfamily Cytherettinae. Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies. 8:183-190. [details]

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. Protocytheretta Puri, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415871 on 2026-06-30

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-09-23 14:01:30Z

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2010-02-26 19:31:58Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

2014-08-13 08:10:14Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

2014-08-13 09:29:31Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

2022-06-11 13:42:36Z

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Antonietto, Lucas Silveira

2026-06-30 14:49:44Z

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Brandão, Simone Nunes

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Nomenclature

original description Puri, H.S. (1958). Ostracode subfamily Cytherettinae. Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies. 8:183-190. [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Keen, M.C. (1988). The evolution and distribution of cytherettine ostracods. In Hanai, T.; Ikeya, N; Ishizaki, K. (eds.) Evolutionary Biology of Ostracoda: Its Fundamentals and Applications. Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy. 11:967-986., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5446(08)70233-4 [details] Available for editors