Liocypris

Liocypris grandis is a species of ostracod which was long presumed extinct. It was rediscovered in the Western Cape of South Africa in 2003, having not been seen since its original description by Georg Ossian Sars in 1924.[2] It was assessed as extinct for the IUCN Red List in 1996, and that assessment has not been updated.[1]

Liocypris
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Liocypris

G. O. Sars, 1924
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L. grandis
Binomial name
Liocypris grandis

References

  1. Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Liocypris grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11993A3319173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11993A3319173.en.
  2. Koen Martens (2003). "On a remarkable South African giant ostracod (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae) from temporary pools, with additional appendages". Hydrobiologia. 500 (1–3): 115–130. doi:10.1023/A:1024684318274. S2CID 6239745.


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