Kingdom Animalia Class Ostracoda Subfamily Cypridopsinae Rank Genus | Subphylum Crustacea Family Cyprididae Phylum Arthropoda Order Podocopida | |
Similar Cypridopsis, Limnocythere, Eucypris, Heterocypris incongruens | ||
Potamocypris is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in the family Cyprididae. There are currently 42 extant species of Potamocypris. The majority of the species occur in freshwater habitats; only a few species of the genus (e.g., Potamocypris steueri) colonize marine brackish coastal waters.
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