Cyprididae Baird 1845

Description: English: Crustacea Ostracoda: Potamocypris mastigophora (Méthuen, 1910). Syn.: Potamocypris producta (Sars, 1924). Female. Locality: North Macedonia. A, carapace in lateral view. B, detail of valve surface, central area. C, carapace in dorsal view. D and E, detail of carapace, anterior and posterior end, respectively, i n dorsal view. F, inclined view of left valve, interior view. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A and C; 0.10 mm for D-F; 50 µm for B. Date: 30 June 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Claude Meisch.

Description: English: Scanning electron micrograph of the carapace of the ostracod Potamocypris steueri Klie, 1935. Locality: Bulgaria. A and B, female and male carapace in lateral view. C and D, female and male carapace in dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for all Source: Fig. 2 (slightly modified) in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 17 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Cayambe.

Description: English: Scanning electron micrograph of the valves of the ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda) Potamocypris steueri Klie, 1935. A, right valve, inner view. B, left valve, inner view. C, posterior detail of B. A-C: female. D, right valve of male, inner view. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A, B and D; 0.10 mm for C. Source: Fig. 4 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6 : 1-95. Date: 20 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Cayambe.

Description: English: Scanning electron micrograph of the carapace of the ostracod Potamocypris steueri Klie, 1935. Female. A, valve surface ornamentation. B, carapace in ventral view. C, anterior detail of B. D, posterior detail of B. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for B; 0.10 mm for A; 50 µm for C and D. Source: Fig. 3 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 20 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Claude Meisch.

Description: English: Scanning electron micrograph of the freshwater ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda) Potamocypris unicaudata Schäfer, 1943. Females. A, left valve, inner view. B, posterior marginal zone of the left valve, detail of A. C, carapace in ventral view. D and E, anterior and posterior detail of C. Arrows point anteriorly. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A and C; 0.10 mm for B; 50 µm for D and E. Locality: Luxembourg, Wintrange. Source: Fig. 10 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 21 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Cayambe.

Description: English: Scanning electron micrograph of the freshwater ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda) Potamocypris unicaudata Schäfer, 1943. Females. A, carapace in lateral view. B, surface of valve. C, carapace in dorsal view. D, right valve, inner view. Arrows point anteriorly. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A, C and D; 0.10 mm for B. Locality: Luxembourg, Wintrange. Source: Fig. 10 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 21 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Cayambe.

Description: British English: Potamocypris smaragdina (Vávra, 1891), female. A, carapace in ventral view. B, anterior detail of A., C, posterior detail of A. D, posterior marginal zone of the left valve, inner view. E, panterior marginal zone of the LV, inner view. Locality: pond in Jardin des plantes at Angers, France. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A; 0.10 mm for B, C, D and E. Source: Fig. 13 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 20 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Claude Meisch. Other versions: .

Description: English: Potamocypris smaragdina (Vávra, 1891), female. A, carapace in lateral view. B, Surface of valve. C, carapace in dorsal view. D, left valve, inner view. Locality: pond in Jardin des plantes at Angers, France. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A, C and D; 0.10 mm for B. Source: Fig. 12 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 20 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Claude Meisch. Other versions: .

Description: English: Scanning electron micrograph of the freshwater ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda) Potamocypris variegata (Brady & Norman, 1889). Females. A, ventral view of carapace. B, anterior detail of A. C, posterior detail of A. D and E, posterior and anterior marginal zones of the left valve. Arrows point anteriorly. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A; 50 µm for B-E. Locality: France, Sologne. Source: Fig. 8 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 21 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Claude Meisch.

Description: English: Scanning electron micrograph of the freshwater ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda) Potamocypris variegata (Brady & Norman, 1889). Females. A and B, two carapaces in lateral view. C, surface of valve. D, carapace in dorsal view. E, righht valve, inner view. F, left valve, inner view. Arrows point anteriorly. Scale bar: 0.20 mm for A, B, D, E and F; 50 µm for C. Localities: Luxembourg, near Remerschen (B, C) and France, Sologne (A and D-F). Source: Fig. 7 in Meisch C. 1985. Revision of the Recent West European species of the genus Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part II. Species with long swimming setae on the second antennae. - Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg 6: 1-95. Date: 21 September 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Claude Meisch.

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