''Physocypria'' is a genus of
ostracod
Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a Class (biology), class of the crustacean, Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 33,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant taxon, extant) have been identified,Brandão, S.N.; Antoni ...
s belonging to the family
Candonidae
Candonidae is a family (biology), family of ostracods, containing around 25% of all known species of freshwater ostracods. Around 75% of genera in the family are endemism, endemic to a single zoogeographic region. It contains more than 500 specie ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Africa, south-eastern Asia and North America.
Taxonomy
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Physocypria'':
* ''
Physocypria bullata''
Vávra, 1897
* ''
Physocypria globula''
Furtos, 1933
* ''
Physocypria pustulosa''
(Sharpe, 1897)
* ''
Physocypria schubarti''
Farkas, 1958
References
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Podocopida
Podocopida genera