Potamocypris smaragdina
| Potamocypris smaragdina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Podocopida |
| Family: | Cyprididae |
| Genus: | Potamocypris |
| Species: | P. smaragdina
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| Binomial name | |
| Potamocypris smaragdina (Vávra, 1891)
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Potamocypris smaragdina is a species of ostracod crustacean in the family Cyprididae, subfamily Cypridopsinae. It is known from both Europe and North America.[1]
Potamocypris smaragdina colonizes (fish)ponds, lakes and slow flowing streams. It is one of the most common freshwater ostracods in the United States.
Description[edit]
The carapace of P. smaragdina is subreniform in lateral view. Its valves are covered with stiff setae and small pits. The carapace size ranges from 0.60 to 0.79 mm. Colour: light green to yellowish green with two transverse green stripes.
The second antennae carry swimming setae that extend beyond the tips of the terminal claws.[2]
Reproduction[edit]
All known European populations consists of females only. In North America, both unisexual and bisexual populations have been recorded.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Martens & Savatenalinton 2011. A subjective checklist of the Recent, free-living, non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea). Zootaxa 2855: 65.
- ^ 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: 36.
- ^ 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: 37-38.
External links[edit]
Data related to Potamocypris smaragdina at Wikispecies
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