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Guides

• Eurycercus

  Eurycercus is a genus of large-bodied cladoceran crustaceans (water fleas) and the sole genus of the monotypic family Eurycercidae. Species reach up to 6 mm in length, making them among the largest anomopods. The genus contains 16 described species distributed across four subgenera, with a primarily Holarctic distribution and some extensions into the Neotropics and Southern Hemisphere. Species occupy littoral zones of freshwater lakes and ponds, often associated with submerged vegetation.

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