''Ilyocypris'' is a genus of
ostracods
Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 70,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant) have been identified, grouped into several orders. They are small crustaceans, typical ...
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 ...
.
Species:
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Ilyocypris alta
''Ilyocypris'' is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Cyprididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Ilyocypris alta'' Sars, 1910
* '' Ilyocypris arvadensis'' Swain
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4561505
Ostra ...
'' Sars, 1910
* ''
Ilyocypris arvadensis
''Ilyocypris'' is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Cyprididae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Ilyocypris alta
''Ilyocypris'' is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Cyprididae.
The genus has ...
'' Swain
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4561505
Ostracods