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

16 species (see text)

Species

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There are 16 species:[1]

Subgenus Eurycercus (Bullatifrons) Frey, 1975:

Subgenus Eurycercus (Eurycercus) Baird, 1843:

Subgenus Eurycercus (Teretifrons) Frey, 1975:

Subgenus not determined:

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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.