Gerdocypris, a new genus of Paracyprididae (Ostracoda) from the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and East Africa

Abstract

Abstract. The genus Gerdocypris (type species Gerdocypris muelleri sp. nov.) is described as new based on a mature male from the Bay of Naples. Gerdocypris ranges from the North Atlantic and Mediterranean to East Africa. Its differences from Aglaiocypris and Aglaiella are discussed and tabulated.