Eurycercus
Eurycercus lamellatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anomopoda
Family: Eurycercidae
Kurz, 1875
Genus: Eurycercus
Baird, 1843
Species

16 species (see text)

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]

Species

There 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

  1. 1 2 "Eurycercus Baird, 1843". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Eurycercidae Kurz, 1875". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 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.
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