Ilyocypris is a genus of ostracods, also called "seed shrimp." belonging to the family Cyprididae. These crustaceans are usually smaller than a millimetre and live in freshwater enviornments such as lakes, swamps, rivers, sand streams. Their fossils help paleontologists detremine things like the saltiness of water and time period.https://eol.org/pages/43673
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species: Ilyocypris alta Sars, 1910 Ilyocypris arvadensis Swain
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