''Chlamydotheca'' is a genus of freshwater ostracods in the family
Cyprididae
Cyprididae is "the most diverse group of freshwater ostracods". It contains over 1000 species, which represents 50% of the known species of fresh water, freshwater ostracods (other speciose families include Candonidae, with 25%, and Limnocytheri ...
. About 36 species are known to occur throughout continental waters. Four species are found in Argentina.
Taxonomy
Once classified as ''Chlamydotheca australis'' is now accepted as a synonym for ''
Bennelongia australis
''Bennelongia'' is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in the family Cyprididae. It is probably endemic to Australia and New Zealand, and is predicted to be highly diverse. The genus was described in 1981 and named after Woollarawarre Bennelong, the ...
''.
Species
* ''
Chlamydotheca azteca''
de Saussure, 1858
* ''
Chlamydotheca elegans''
Roessler, 1986
* ''
Chlamydotheca incisa''
Claus, 1892
* ''
Chlamydotheca barbadensis''
Sharpe, 1910
* ''
Chlamydotheca unispinosa''
(Baird, 1862)
* ''
Chlamydotheca iheringi''
(Sars, 1901) Klie, 1931
* ''
Chlamydotheca incisa''
(Claus, 1982)
* ''
Chlamydotheca leuckarti''
* ''
Chlamydotheca symmetrica''
* ''
Chlamydotheca arcuata''
(Sars, 1901)
* ''
Chlamydotheca llanoensis
''Chlamydotheca'' is a genus of freshwater ostracods in the family Cyprididae. About 36 species are known to occur throughout continental waters. Four species are found in Argentina.
Taxonomy
Once classified as ''Chlamydotheca australis'' is no ...
''†
References
External links
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''Chlamydotheca''at insectoid.info
''Chlamydotheca''at the World Register of marine Species (WoRMS)
Toxicities of aldrin and dieldrin to the freshwater ostracod Chlamydotheca arcuata.Postembryonic development of nonmarine ostracod Chlamydotheca arcuata (Sars, 1901) (Crustacea: Ostracoda), reared in the laboratory
Cyprididae
Podocopida genera
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