Eurycercus

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
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)

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. "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. 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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