World Ostracoda Database - Megacythere Puri, 1960

Ostracoda taxon details

Megacythere Puri, 1960

Megacythere robusta Puri, 1960 from the original description

AphiaID

415613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:415613)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Megacythere robusta Puri, 1960

Parent

Cytheromatidae Elofson, 1939

Direct children (11)

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Species Megacythere costata Hartmann, 1957
Species Megacythere edwardsi Kontrovitz, 1978 †
Species Megacythere punctocostata Swain, 1967
Species Megacythere repexa Garbett & Maddocks, 1979
Species Megacythere robusta Puri, 1960
Species Megacythere stevensoni (Puri)
Species Megacythere striata (Puri, 1954) Puri, 1960
Species Megacythere taiwanica Hu, 1981 †
Species Megacythere twofoldbayensis Yassini & Jones, 1995
Species Megacythere johnsoni (Mincher, 1941) Puri, 1960 † accepted as Paracytheroma johnsoni (Mincher, 1941) Bold, 1963 † (superseded recombination)
Species Megacythere stephensoni (Puri, 1954) accepted as Paracytheroma stephensoni (Puri, 1954) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Puri, H.S. (1960). Recent Ostracoda from the west coast of Florida. <em>Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions.</em> 10:107-149., available online at https://archives.datapages.com/data/gcags/data/010/010001/0107.htm [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

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. Megacythere Puri, 1960. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ostracoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415613 on 2025-06-03

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

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original description Puri, H.S. (1960). Recent Ostracoda from the west coast of Florida. <em>Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions.</em> 10:107-149., available online at https://archives.datapages.com/data/gcags/data/010/010001/0107.htm [details] Available for editors

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Megacythere robusta Puri, 1960 from the original description

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