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Chlamydotheca
Sign in to saveChlamydotheca 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassOstracoda
- OrderPodocopida
- FamilyCyprididae
Habitatfreshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 87
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Cyprididae
- Collections
- USNM, KU, NHMUK, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
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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 now accepted as a synonym for Bennelongia australis.
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