Subfamily Cypridinae Baird, 1845
- Cypridinae 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. Transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalist Club 74(2): 145-158.
Type genus:
Cypris O.F. Müller, 1776.
Diagnosis
Large (1.5–3 mm) and globular to semi-globular species; surface of valves smooth or weakly sculptured, rarely with large spines. Anterior selvages symmetrical or asymmetrical (only on right valve). Hemipenis with 8-shaped loops in inner spermiductus. Second thoracopod with penultimate segment divided or undivided.
Diagnosis References
Martens, K. 1990. Taxonomic revision of African Cypridini. Part I: the genera Cypris O.F. Müller, Pseudocypris Daday and Globocypris Klie (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 60: 127-172 [129]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 28-Mar-2012 | 28-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |