Eurycercus is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the suborder Anomopoda.[1] It is the only genus in the monotypic family Eurycercidae.[2][3] Eurycercus are relatively large anomopods, reaching sizes as large as 6 mm (0.2 in).[3]
| Eurycercus | |
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| Eurycercus lamellatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Eurycercidae Kurz, 1875 |
| Genus: | Eurycercus Baird, 1843 |
| Species | |
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16 species (see text) | |
Species
editThere are 16 species:[1]
Subgenus Eurycercus (Bullatifrons) Frey, 1975:
- Eurycercus (Bullatifrons) longirostris Hann, 1982
- Eurycercus (Bullatifrons) macracanthus Frey, 1973
- Eurycercus (Bullatifrons) pompholygodes Frey, 1975
- Eurycercus (Bullatifrons) vernalis Hann, 1982
Subgenus Eurycercus (Eurycercus) Baird, 1843:
- Eurycercus (Eurycercus) lamellatus (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Eurycercus (Eurycercus) microdontus Frey, 1978
Subgenus Eurycercus (Teretifrons) Frey, 1975:
- Eurycercus (Teretifrons) glacialis Lilljeborg, 1887
- Eurycercus (Teretifrons) nigracanthus Hann, 1990
Subgenus not determined:
- Eurycercus beringi Bekker, Kotov & Taylor, 2012
- Eurycercus cunninghami King, 1853
- Eurycercus lamellatus (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Eurycercus meridionalis Bekker, Kotov & Elmoor-Loureiro, 2010
- Eurycercus minutus Birabén, 1939
- Eurycercus nipponica Tanaka & Fujita, 2002
- Eurycercus norandinus Aranguren, Monroy & Gaviria, 2010
- Eurycercus spinosus King, 1853
References
edit- ^ a b "Eurycercus Baird, 1843". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Eurycercidae Kurz, 1875". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ a b Bekker, Eugeniya I.; Kotov, Alexey A.; Taylor, Derek J. (2012). "A revision of the subgenus Eurycercus (Eurycercus) Baird, 1843 emend. nov. (Cladocera: Eurycercidae) in the Holarctic with the description of a new species from Alaska" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3206 (1): 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3206.1.1.