Potamocypris unicaudata

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Potamocypris unicaudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Family:
Cyprididae
Genus:
Potamocypris
Species:
P. unicaudata
Binomial name
Potamocypris unicaudata
Schäfer, 1943

Potamocypris unicaudata is a species of ostracod crustacean in the family Cyprididae, subfamily . It is abundantly found in ditches and ponds near the sea shore, where freshwater slightly mingles with sea water. It is known from both Europe and North America.[1]

Description[]

The carapace of P. unicaudata is sub-reniform in shape and laterally compressed. The valve surface appears smooth in the stereomicroscope at magnifications of 20 to 60 x. In the scanning electron microscope, at magnifications of 500 x and above, tiny pits become visible.

The carapace length ranges from 0.70 to 0.85 mm. Colour: uniformly green to yellowish green.

The second antennae carry swimming setae distinctly extending beyond the tips of the terminal claws.[2]

Reproduction[]

No males of P. unicaudata have so far been found and it is therefore inferred that the species reproduces parthenogenetically.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Martens & Savatenalinton 2011. A subjective checklist of the Recent, free-living, non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea). Zootaxa 2855: 65.
  2. ^ Meisch, C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris. Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. Travaux scientifiques du Musée d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 20-29.
  3. ^ Meisch, C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris. Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. Travaux scientifiques du Musée d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 20-29.

External links[]

Data related to Potamocypris unicaudata at Wikispecies


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