WoRMS taxon details
Cytheroidea Baird, 1850
Cytheracea Baird, 1850 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum
- Family Australocytherideidae Hartmann, 1980
- Family Bythocytheridae Sars, 1926
- Family Cobanocytheridae Schornikov, 1975
- Family Copytidae Coimbra, Bergue & Ramos, 2020
- Family Cuneocytheridae Mandelstam, 1959
- Family Cushmanideidae Puri, 1974 in Hartmann & Puri, 1974
- Family Cytheralisonidae Jellinek & Swanson, 2003
- Family Cytherettidae Triebel, 1952
- Family Cytheridae Baird, 1850
- Family Cytherideidae Sars, 1925
- Family Cytheromatidae Elofson, 1939
- Family Cytheruridae Müller, 1894
- Family Entocytheridae Hoff, 1942
- Family Eucytheridae Puri, 1954
- Family Hemicytheridae Puri, 1953
- Family Keysercytheridae Karanovic & Brandão, 2015
- Family Krithidae Mandelstam, 1958
- Family Leptocytheridae Hanai, 1957
- Family Limnocytheridae Klie, 1938
- Family Loxoconchidae Sars, 1925
- Family Microcytheridae Klie, 1938
- Family Neocytherideididae Puri, 1957
- Family Osticytheridae Hartmann, 1980
- Family Paracytheridae Puri, 1974
- Family Paracytherideidae Puri, 1957
- Family Paradoxostomatidae Brady & Norman, 1889
- Family Parvocytheridae Hartmann, 1959
- Family Pectocytheridae Hanai, 1957
- Family Progonocytheridae Sylvester-Bradley, 1948
- Family Protocytheridae Ljubimova, 1956
- Family Psammocytheridae Klie, 1938
- Family Saididae Aranki, McKenzie, Reyment & Reyment, 1992
- Family Thaerocytheridae Hazel, 1967
- Family Trachyleberididae Sylvester-Bradley, 1948
- Family Xestoleberididae Sars, 1928
- Family Bonaducecytheridae McKenzie, 1977 accepted as Psammocytheridae Klie, 1938 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Laocoon De Vos, 1953 accepted as Laocoonella De Vos & Stock, 1956
- Family Neocytherideidae Puri, 1957 accepted as Neocytherideididae Puri, 1957 (misspelling)
- Family Schizocytheridae Howe, 1961 accepted as Schizocytherinae Mandelstam, 1959 (superseding)
- Family Xestoleberidae accepted as Xestoleberididae Sars, 1928 (Spelling variation)
- Family Cytheroidea incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details] 
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2026). World Ostracoda Database. Cytheroidea Baird, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127477 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details]
original description (of Cytheracea Baird, 1850) Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cytheracea Baird, 1850) Baird, W. (1850). The Natural History of the British Entomostraca. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 364 pp, pls. 1-36. [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cytheroidea)
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