World Register of Deep-Sea species - Bythocypris Brady, 1880

Deep-Sea taxon details

Bythocypris Brady, 1880

Bythocypris reniformis Brady, 1880 - Lectotype and Paralectotypes

AphiaID

127572 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127572)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Bythocypris reniformis Brady, 1880

Type taxon of

Bythocyprididae Maddocks, 1969
Bythocypridinae Maddocks, 1969

Parent

Bythocypridinae Maddocks, 1969

Original name

Bythocypris Brady, 1880

Direct children (19)

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Subgenus Bythocypris (Bythotriangularia) Warne, 1990
Species Bythocypris affinis (Brady, 1886)
Species Bythocypris atlantica Majoran, 1990 †
Species Bythocypris kyamos Whatley, Moguilevsky, Ramos & Coxill, 1998
Species Bythocypris malyutinae Brandão, 2008
Species Bythocypris polarsterni Brandão, 2008
Species Bythocypris prolata Maddocks, 1969
Species Bythocypris reniformis Brady, 1880
Species Bythocypris richarddinglei Brandão, 2008
Species Bythocypris sudaustralis McKenzie, Reyment & Reyment, 1991 †
Species Bythocypris weddellensis Brandão, 2008
Species Bythocypris elongata Brady, 1880 accepted as Triangulocypris elongata (Brady, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bythocypris eltanina Maddocks, 1969 accepted as Bythocypris (Bythotriangularia) eltanina (Maddocks, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bythocypris mozambiquensis Maddocks, 1969 accepted as Bythocypris (Bythotriangularia) mozambiquensis (Maddocks, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bythocypris praerenis Brandão, 2008 accepted as Bythocypris kyamos Whatley, Moguilevsky, Ramos & Coxill, 1998 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bythocypris promoza Maddocks, 1973 accepted as Bythocypris (Bythotriangularia) promoza (Maddocks, 1973) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Brady, G. S. (1880). Report on the Ostracoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 1 (part 3): 1-184, pl. 1-45., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-03/README.htm [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Bythocypris Brady, 1880. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127572 on 2026-07-21

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Bythocypris Brady, 1880. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127572 on 2026-07-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Horne, David

2006-09-07 06:51:43Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-02-26 13:11:51Z

checked

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2012-06-08 10:06:18Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2014-08-13 09:29:31Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2020-05-09 16:51:02Z

changed

Brandão, Simone Nunes

2023-02-15 12:54:58Z

changed

Antonietto, Lucas Silveira

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original description Brady, G. S. (1880). Report on the Ostracoda dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 1 (part 3): 1-184, pl. 1-45., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-03/README.htm [details]

basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Maddocks, R. F. (1969). Revision of recent Bairdiidae (Ostracoda). U. S. National Museum Bulletin. 296: 1-126., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/10141/1/USNMB_2951969_unit.pdf [details] Available for editors

additional source Brandão, S. N. (2008). New species of Bairdioidea (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the Southern Ocean and discussions on Bairdoppilata simplex (Brady, 1880), ?Bairdoppilata labiata (Müller, 1908) and Bythopussella aculeata (Müller, 1908). Zootaxa. 1866, 373-452., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01866p452.pdf [details] Available for editors