''Herpetocypris'' is a genus of
ostracods belonging to 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 ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Herpetocypris amychos
''Herpetocypris'' is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Cyprididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Herpetocypris amychos'' Krutak, 1975
* ''Herpetocypris bonettoi'' Ferguson
References
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'' Krutak, 1975
* ''
Herpetocypris bonettoi
''Herpetocypris'' is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Cyprididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Herpetocypris amychos
''Herpetocypris'' is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Cyprididae.
The genu ...
'' Ferguson
References
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Cyprididae