Liocypris
| Liocypris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Podocopida |
| Family: | Cyprididae |
| Genus: | Liocypris |
| Species: | †L. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Liocypris grandis G. O. Sars, 1924
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Liocypris grandis was an extinct species of ostracod. It was not been seen since its original description by Georg Ossian Sars in 1924.[2] It is assessed by extinct for the IUCN Red List in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Liocypris grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T11993A3319173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11993A3319173.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Koen Martens (2003). "On a remarkable South African giant ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae) from temporary pools, with additional appendages". Hydrobiologia. 500 (1–3): 115–130. Bibcode:2003HyBio.500..115M. doi:10.1023/A:1024684318274. S2CID 6239745.
External links
- Data related to Liocypris grandis at Wikispecies
In the Ostracod class a once presumed extinct species, liocypris grandis, dwindled to such low numbers that it was classified as completely gone; the species only survived because of its ability to reproduce from both sexual and asexual reproduction.[1]
- ^ Martens, Koen. "On a Remarkable South African Giant Ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae) from Temporary Pools, with Additional Appendages." Hydrobiologia, vol. 500, no. 1–3, June 2003, pp. 115–30. EBSCOhost.