Potamocypris
Introduction


***Potamocypris*** is a [genus](/wiki/Genus "Genus") of [ostracod](/wiki/Ostracod "Ostracod") [crustaceans](/wiki/Crustacean "Crustacean") in the family [Cyprididae](/wiki/Cyprididae "Cyprididae"). There are currently 44 extant species of *Potamocypris*. The majority of the species occur in freshwater habitats; only a few species of the genus (e.g., *[Potamocypris steueri](/wiki/Potamocypris_steueri "Potamocypris steueri")*) colonize marine brackish coastal waters.Meisch, C., 1984\. Revision of the Recent Western Europe species of genus *Potamcypris* (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Part 1: Species with short swimming setae on the second antennae. *Travaux scientifiques du Musée d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg* **3**: 1\-55\.


How does the study of Potamocypris inform our understanding of broader ecological concepts?