The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Ostracoda

(Seed Shrimp)

CYPRIDIDAE

Heterocypris salina (Brady)

 

 

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Synonyms:  Cyprinotus salinus (Brady)
                                           (Ferguson 1958; Fitzpatrick 1983; Tressler 1947, 1954, 1959)
                   Heterocypris fretensis (Brady & Robertson)
                                            (Horne 1996)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

[1947 Tressler]

1954 Tressler
[1958 Ferguson]
[1959 Tressler]

[1983 Fitzpatrick]

1996 Horne

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes

-normally found in permanent freshwater ponds, not ephemeral saline playas (Horne 1996)

 
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                          2010

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