OSTRACODS
Prepared by Dr. Vijayalakshmi R Nair and Dr. Rosamma Stephen
National Institute of Oceanography, Regional centre, Kochi - 682 018 India



These data sheets were submitted to NATIONAL BIORESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, Dept. of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi, by the concerned scientist (Dr. Vijayalakshmi R Nair and Dr. Rosamma Stephen) from National Institute of Oceanography
   
CLASSIFICATION
GENERAL MORPHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF OSTRACODS
   
   
Phylum : Arthropoda
Class : Crustaceae
Sub- Class : Ostracoda
Order : Myodocopa
Sub Order : Halocypridina
Family : Halocyprididae
Sub-Family : Conchoecinae

Genus :

Paraconchoecia oblonga Claus

Paraconchoecia echinata (Muller)
Paraconchoecia elegens (Sars)
Paraconchoecia discophora (Muller)
Paraconchoecia procera (Muller)
Paraconchoecia decipiens (Muller)
Conchoecetta acuminata Claus
Conchoecetta giesbrechti (Muller)
Microconchoecia curta (Lubbock)
Metaconchoecia rotundata (Muller)

Metaconchoecia kyrtophora (Muller)
Orthoconchoecia striola (Muller)
Orthoconchoecia bispinosa (Claus)
Orthoconchoecia atlantica (Lubbock)
Platyconchoecia prosadena (Muller)
Spinoecia porrecta (Claus)
Spinoecia parthenoda (Muller)

Conchoecia magna Claus
Pseudoconchoecia concentrica (Muller)

Conchoecissa imbricata (Brady)

Alacia alata (Muller)

Conchoecilla daphnoides Claus

Sub-Family :

Halocypridinae

Genus :

Halocypria globosa Claus

Halocypris brevirostris (Dana)
Sub-Family : Euconchoecinae

Genus :

Bathyconchoecia deeveyae Kornicker
Bathyconchoecia angeli George
Euconchoecia aculeata T.Scott
Euconchoecia chierchiae (Muller)

Sub Order :

Cypridiniformes
Family : Cypridinidae
Sub-Family : Cypridininae
Genus : Cypridina dentata (Muller)

Cypridina acuminata (Muller)

Order :

Myodocopida
Sub Order : Myodocopina
Family : Cypridinidae
Sub-Family : Cypridininae
Genus : Archiconchoecia striata Muller

Archiconchoecetta ventricosa Muller