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Physocypria
Sign in to savePhysocypria is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Candonidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Africa, south-eastern Asia and North America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassOstracoda
- OrderPodocopida
- FamilyCandonidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 57
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Candonidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, AM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Dr Congo, Tanzania, South Africa, Brazil, Sri Lanka
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- Parent taxon
- Cyprididae
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Physocypria is a genus of ostracods belonging to the family Candonidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Africa, south-eastern Asia and North America.
==Taxonomy== The following species are recognised in the genus Physocypria: Physocypria bullata Vávra, 1897 Physocypria globula Furtos, 1933 Physocypria pustulosa (Sharpe, 1897) Physocypria schubarti Farkas, 1958
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