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Ostracoda taxon details

Cyprididae Baird, 1845

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

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Oligostraca (Superclass)
  6. Ostracoda (Class)
  7. Podocopa (Subclass)
  8. Podocopida (Order)
  9. Cypridocopina (Suborder)
  10. Cypridoidea (Superfamily)
  11. Cyprididae (Family)
accepted
Family
Cypris Müller, 1776
Cypridoidea Baird, 1845
Cypridae Baird, 1845 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Subfamily Advenocypridinae Schneider, 1960 †
    1. Genus Advenocypris Schneider, 1956 †
  2. Genus Altanicypris Szczechura, 1978 †
  3. Genus Amplocypris Zalanyi, 1944 †
  4. Genus Batecypris Almeida-Lima, Guzmán, Maia, Sousa & Piovesan, 2024 †
  5. Subfamily Batucyprettinae Victor & Fernando, 1981
    1. Genus Batucypretta Victor & Fernando, 1981
  6. Subfamily Bennelongiinae Martens et al., 2012
    1. Genus Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981
  7. Subfamily Bradycypridinae Hartmann & Puri, 1974
    1. Genus Bradycypris Sars, 1925
    2. Genus Paracypretta Sars, 1924
    3. Genus Zonocypretta De Deckker, 1981
  8. Subfamily Callistocypridinae Schornikov, 1980
    1. Genus Callistocypris Schornikov, 1980
  9. Genus Candocypria Furtos, 1933
  10. Subfamily Cyprettinae Hartmann, 1971
    1. Genus Cypretta Vavra, 1895
    2. Genus Triangocypretta Ferreira, Higuti & Martens, 2023
  11. Subfamily Cypricercinae McKenzie, 1971
    1. Genus Bradleystrandesia Broodbakker, 1983
    2. Genus Bradleytriebella Savatenalinton & Martens, 2009
    3. Tribe Cypricercini McKenzie, 1971
      1. Genus Bradleycypris McKenzie, 1982
      2. Genus Cypricercus Sars, 1895
      3. Genus Pseudocypricercus Correia, Almeida, Martens & Higuti, 2026
      4. Genus Pseudostrandesia Savatenalinton & Martens, 2009
      5. Genus Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888
    4. Genus Lithocypris Martens, Almeida & Higuti in Martens, Almeida, Páll-Gergely & Higuti, 2023
    5. Tribe Nealecypridini Savatenalinton & Martens, 2009
      1. Genus Astenocypris Mueller, 1912
      2. Genus Diaphanocypris Wuerdig & Pinto, 1990
      3. Genus Nealecypris Savatenalinton & Martens, 2009
      4. Genus Tanycypris Triebel, 1959
    6. Genus Neostrandesia Fereira, Higuti & Martens, 2019
    7. Genus Spirocypris Sharpe, 1903
  12. Subfamily Cypridinae Baird, 1845
    1. Genus Alboa De Deckker, 1981
    2. Genus Brasacypris Krömmelbein, 1965 †
    3. Genus Chlamydotheca Saussure, 1858
    4. Genus Cypris Müller, 1776
    5. Genus Globocypris Klie, 1939
    6. Genus Hemicypris Sars, 1903
    7. Genus Macunhaella Almeida-Lima, Guzmán, Maia, Sousa & Piovesan, 2024 †
    8. Genus Mantelliana Anderson, 1966 †
    9. Genus Mnementh Martens, 2007
    10. Genus Neocypridella Hartman & Puri, 1974
    11. Genus Pseudocypris Daday, 1910
    12. Genus Ramotha Martens, 1992
    13. Tribe Paracyprides Sars, 1923 accepted as Paracyprididae Sars, 1923 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    14. Genus Sataracypris Deb, 1983 accepted as Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Subfamily Cypridopsinae Bronstein, 1947
    1. Tribe Cyprettadopsini Savatenalinton, 2020
      1. Genus Cyprettadopsis Savatenalinton, 2020
      2. Genus Mixtadopsis Savatenalinton, 2025
      3. Genus Pseudocypretta Klie, 1932
    2. Tribe Cypridopsini Kaufmann, 1900
      1. Genus Austrocypridopsis McKenzie, 1982
      2. Genus Brasilodopsis Almeida, Higuti, Ferreira & Martens, 2021
      3. Genus Cavernocypris Hartmann, 1964
      4. Genus Cypridopsis Brady, 1867
      5. Genus Neocypridopsis Klie, 1940
      6. Genus Pseudocypridopsis Karanovic, 1999
      7. Genus Tungucypridopsis Victor & Fernando, 1983
    3. Tribe Paranadopsini Almeida, Higuti, Ferreira & Martens, 2021
      1. Genus Paranadopsis Almeida, Higuti, Ferreira & Martens, 2021
    4. Tribe Plesiocypridopsini Jabocs & Martens, 2022
      1. Genus Bryocypris Røen, 1956
      2. Genus Kapcypridopsis McKenzie, 1977
      3. Genus Klieopsis Martens, Meisch & Marmonier, 1991
      4. Genus Malawidopsis Jacobs & Martens, 2022
      5. Genus Martenscypridopsis Karanovic, 2000
      6. Genus Plesiocypridopsis Rome, 1965
      7. Genus Sarscypridopsis McKenzie, 1977
      8. Genus Siamopsis Savatenalinton, 2017
      9. Genus Tanganyikacypridopsis Martens, 1985
      10. Genus Thermopsis Külköylüoğlu, Meisch & Rust, 2003
    5. Tribe Potamocypridini Ghetti & McKenzie, 1981
      1. Genus Potamocypris Brady, 1870
    6. Tribe Songkhramodopsini Savatenalinton, 2023
      1. Genus Songkhramodopsis Savatenalinton, 2023
    7. Tribe Zonocypridini Higuti & Martens, 2012
      1. Genus Cabelodopsis Higuti & Martens, 2012
      2. Genus Thaicypridopsis Savatenalinton, 2018
      3. Genus Zonocypris Müller, 1898
    8. Genus Proteocypris Brady, 1907 accepted as Potamocypris Brady, 1870 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  14. Subfamily Cyprinotinae Bronstein, 1947
    1. Genus Billcypris Halse & Martens, 2019
    2. Genus Bilocypris Halse & Martens, 2019
    3. Genus Cyprinotus Brady, 1886
    4. Genus Heterocypris Claus, 1892
    5. Genus Kroemmelbeincypris Poropat & Colin, 2012 †
    6. Genus Patcypris Halse & Martens, 2019
    7. Genus Pattersoncypris Bate, 1972 †
    8. Genus Riocypris Klie, 1935
    9. Genus Ryocypris Klie, 1935
    10. Genus Thermocypris Munakata, Tanaka, Tomikawa, Kawasaki, Miranda, Deza & Kakui, 2025
    11. Genus Trilocypris Halse & Martens, 2019
  15. Genus Deyangia Li, 1984 †
  16. Subfamily Diacypridinae McKenzie, 1978
    1. Genus Diacypris Herbst, 1961
    2. Genus Reticypris McKenzie, 1978
  17. Subfamily Dolerocypridinae Triebel, 1961
    1. Genus Dolerocypris Kaufmann, 1900
  18. Subfamily Eucypridinae Bronstein, 1947
    1. Genus Arctocypris Petkovski, Scharf & Keyser, 2016
    2. Genus Eucypris Vavra, 1891
    3. Genus Tonnacypris Diebel & Pietrzeniuk, 1975
  19. Subfamily Herpetocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
    1. Tribe Herpetocypridini Kaufmann, 1900
      1. Genus Candonocypris Sars, 1894
      2. Genus Herpetocypris Brasy & Norman, 1889
      3. Genus Ilyodromus Sars, 1894
      4. Genus Paranacypris Higuti, Meisch & Martens, 2009
      5. Genus Thaicypris Savatenalinton, 2021
    2. Tribe Isocypridini Rome, 1965
      1. Genus Amphibolocypris Rome, 1965
      2. Genus Isocypris G.W. Müller, 1908
      3. Genus Platycypris Herbst, 1957
    3. Genus Mongolianella Mandelstam, 1955 †
    4. Tribe Psychrodromini Martens, 2001
      1. Genus Caledromus Martens, Ferreira, de Almeida & Higuti, 2023
      2. Genus Humphcypris Martens, 1997
      3. Genus Psychrodromus Danielopol & McKenzie, 1977
      4. Genus Somalicypris Martens, 1997
    5. Tribe Stenocypridini Ferguson, 1964
      1. Genus Acocypris Vavra, 1895
      2. Genus Ampullacypris de Deckker, 1981
      3. Genus Chrissia Hartmann, 1957
      4. Genus Stenocypria G. W. Müller, 1901
      5. Genus Stenocypris Sars, 1889
  20. Subfamily Hungarocypridinae Bronstein, 1947
    1. Genus Hungarocypris Vavra, 1906
  21. Genus Kunluniacypris Kempf, 2015
  22. Subfamily Liocypridinae Martens, 2003
    1. Genus Afrocypris Sars, 1924
  23. Genus Lycopterocypris Mandelstam in Lübimova, 1956 †
  24. Subfamily Mediocyprinae Schneider, 1960 †
    1. Genus Mediocypris Schneider, 1956 †
  25. Subfamily Megalocypridinae Rome, 1965
    1. Tribe Tanganyikacypridini De Deckker & Wouters, 1983
      1. Genus Tanganyikacypris Kiss, 1961
  26. Genus Microcypris Kaufmann, 1900
  27. Genus Mishinaella Kempf, 2017 †
  28. Subfamily Mytilocypridinae De Deckker, 1974
    1. Genus Australocypris De Deckker, 1974
    2. Genus Mytilocypris McKenzie, 1966
    3. Genus Trigonocypris De Deckker, 1976
  29. Subfamily Neocypridellinae Savatenalinton, 2022
  30. Genus Neomangaloria Honnappa, Pathy & Abrar, 1984
  31. Subfamily Ngarawinae De Deckker, 1979
    1. Genus Ngarawa de Deckker, 1979
  32. Genus Petrobrasia Krömmelbein, 1965 †
  33. Genus Pinnocypridea Shi & Ho, 1963 †
  34. Genus Pseudoeucypris Schneider, 1957
  35. Genus Qingjiania Li, 1984 †
  36. Subfamily Rudjakoviellinae Triebel, 1973
    1. Genus Rudjakoviella Triebel, 1973
  37. Subfamily Scottiinae Bronstein, 1947
    1. Genus Austromesocypris Martens, De Deckker & Rossetti, 2004
    2. Genus Scottia Brady & Norman, 1889
  38. Subfamily Talicyprideinae Hou, 1982 †
  39. Genus Tucanocypris Krömmelbein, 1965 †
  40. Genus Vecticypris Keen, 1972 †
  41. Genus Acanthocypris Claus, 1892 accepted as Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Genus Cypridopsella Kaufmann, 1900 accepted as Potamocypris Brady, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  43. Subfamily Cypridopsidae Kaufmann, 1900 accepted as Cypridopsinae Bronstein, 1947
    1. Genus Notiocypridopsis De Deckker, 1981 †
  44. Genus Kunlunia Jiang & Lin, 1995 in Jiang, Zhou, Lin et al., 1995 accepted as Kunluniacypris Kempf, 2015
  45. Genus Leptocypris Sars, 1903 accepted as Astenocypris Mueller, 1912 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  46. Genus Neocypris Sars, 1901 accepted as Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  47. Genus Pachycypris Claus, 1892 accepted as Chlamydotheca Saussure, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  48. Genus Pionocypris Brady & Norman, 1896 accepted as Cypridopsis Brady, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  49. 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.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Cyprididae Baird, 1845. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ostracoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146873 on 2026-08-10
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2005-02-02 08:37:43Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-02-26 12:19:35Z
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Brandão, Simone Nunes
2012-06-07 09:19:07Z
changed
Brandão, Simone Nunes
2025-07-11 15:06:11Z
changed
Brandão, Simone Nunes

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  PDF available [request]

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  PDF available [request]
 
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