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Gigantocypris
Gigantocypris, sometimes known as giant ostracod or giant seed shrimp, is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in family Cypridinidae, and among the most well-known members of the class Ostracoda (together with Vargula hilgendorfii). Its members are extremely large for ostracods, measuring up to 3.2 cm (1.3 in) across, have a globular shape, are typically semi-transparent orange or reddish, and have a large pair of mirror-like eyes that are used to locate their small animal prey. They are found...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Giant Ostracod
speciesGigantocypris muelleri
Gigantocypris danae
speciesGigantocypris danae
Gigantocypris dracontovalis
speciesGigantocypris dracontovalis
Gigantocypris pellucida
speciesGigantocypris pellucida
Gigantocypris australis
speciesGigantocypris australis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1043645.