Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Oligostraca > Class Ostracoda > Subclass Podocopa > Order Podocopida > Suborder Cytherocopina > Superfamily Cytheroidea

Cytheruridae Müller, 1894

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Cytheropteron Sars, 1866
Cytherura Sars, 1866
Eucytherura Müller, 1894
Hemicytherura Elofson, 1941
Hemiparacytheridea Herrig, 1963
Kangarina Coryell & Fields, 1937
Oculocytheropteron Bate, 1972
Parahemingwayella Dingle, 1984
Pedicythere Eagar, 1965
Pseudocytherura Dubovsky, 1939
Rimacytheropteron Whatley & Coles, 1987
Semicytherura Wagner, 1957
Tetracytherura Ruggieri, 1952
Typhlocythere Bonaduce, Ciampo & Masoli, 1976

Literature

original description	Müller, G. W. (1894). Die Ostrakoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. 21:1–404.
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
taxonomy source	Benson, R.H.; Berdan, J.M.; Bold, W.A. van den; Hanai, T.; Hessland, l.; Howe, H.V.; Kesling, R.V.; Levinson, S.A.; Reyment, R.A.; Moore, R.C.; Scott, H.W.; Shaver, R.H.; Sohn, I.G.; Stover, L.E.; Swain, F.M. & Sylvester-Bradley, P.C. (1961). Systematic Descriptions. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part Q. Arthropoda 3. Crustacea. Ostracoda. 99-414.

Genbank

Citation

Brandão, S.N.; Antonietto, L.S; Nery, D.G.; Pereira, J.S.; Praxedes, R.A.; Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Cytheruridae Müller, 1894. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127498

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Cytheruridae Müller, 1894. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/fd99b355-543c-4918-8082-8544f925ee56