Right side view of a female Cryptocandona brehmi, length 0.85mm.
External view of a female left valve of Cryptocandona brehmi, length 883 microns.
Additional figures in: Namiotko, & Danielopol 2002, Smith 2011, Chang et al. 2012.
Habitat: Korean specimens from a small seep. Elsewhere known from a cave (Klie 1934), and a spring-fed pond (Smith 2011).
Mode of life: Benthic.
Reproductive mode: Asexual. Males unknown.
Known distribution: Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang Province (Chang et al. 2012). Elsewhere, known from Japan (Klie 1934; Smith 2011).
References:
⚬ Chang, C. Y., Lee, J. & Smith, R. J. 2012. Nonmarine ostracods (Crustacea) from South Korea, including a description of a new species of Tanycypris Triebel (Cyprididae, Cypricercinae). Zootaxa, 3161, 1 - 19.
⚬ Namiotko, T. and Danielopol, D. L. 2002. Morphology and phylogenetic affinities of Cryptocandona brehmi (Klie, 1934) (Ostracoda, Podocopida). Crustaceana, 74, 1349-1363.
⚬ Smith, R. J. 2011. Groundwater, spring and interstitial Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Shiga Prefecture, Japan, including descriptions of three new species and one new genus. Zootaxa, 3140, 15 - 37.
2. Cryptocandona smithi Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Figures in: Karanovic & Lee, 2013.
Habitat: Small, fast flowing stream with substrate of gravel and fallen leaves.
Known distribution: Angang-up, Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang Province (Chang et al. 2012). Elsewhere, Japan (Smith 2011).
References:
⚬ Chang, C. Y., Lee, J. & Smith, R. J. 2012. Nonmarine ostracods (Crustacea) from South Korea, including a description of a new species of Tanycypris Triebel (Cyprididae, Cypricercinae). Zootaxa, 3161, 1-19.
⚬ Smith, R. J. 2011. Groundwater, spring and interstitial Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Shiga Prefecture, Japan, including descriptions of three new species and one new genus. Zootaxa, 3140, 15-37.