Leucocythere

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Leucocythere
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Leucocythere

Kaufmann, 1892
Type species
Leucocythere mirabilis Kaufmann, 1892  [1]

Leucocythere is a genus of ostracods in family Limnocytheridae. It contains at least the following species:

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References

  1. Dan L. Danielopol, Koen Martens & Livia M. Casale (1989). "Revision of the genus Leucocythere Kaufmann, 1892 (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Limnocythereidae), with the description of a new species and two new tribes" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique / Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Biologie. 59: 63–94.