Cyprididae

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Cyprididae
Chlamydotheca unispinosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Podocopida
Superfamily: Cypridoidea
Family: Cyprididae
Baird, 1845[1]
Subfamilies
Synonyms
  • Cypridae

Cyprididae is "the most diverse group of freshwater ostracods".[2] It contains over 1000 species, which represents 50% of the known species of freshwater ostracods (other speciose families include Candonidae, with 25%, and Limnocytheridae, with 10%).[3] Around 60% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region.[3] The family contains 16 subfamilies, and is most diverse in the Afrotropical realm, with over 300 species in 45 genera.[3] Many Cyprididae occur in temporary water bodies and have drought-resistant eggs, mixed/parthenogenetic reproduction and ability to swim. These biological attributes pre-adapt them to form successful radiations in these habitats.[4] Bennelongia is an interesting genus in the family Cyprididae. It may be the last true descendant of the Mesozoic (and now extinct) lineage of Cypridea, which was a dominant lineage of ostracod in non-marine waters in the Cretaceous.[3]

Taxonomy

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The following genera are recognised in the family Cyprididae:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Baird, W. 1845: Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a List of Species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club. History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, 2 (13) 145-158
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  6. ^ Riocypris Klie, 1935
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