Japan
Total = 118 species.
= species currently only known from Japan (49 species).
= species alien / invasive to Japan (14 species).
Order Podocopida Sars, 1866
Suborder Cypridocopina Jones, 1901
Superfamily Cypridoidea Baird, 1845
Family Candonidae Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Candoninae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Candona Baird, 1845
Candona candida (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Candona subgibba Sars, 1926
Genus Candonopsis Vávra, 1891
Candonopsis kingsleii (Brady & Robertson, 1870)
Candonopsis tenuis (Brady, 1886)
Genus Cryptocandona Kaufmann, 1900
Cryptocandona brehmi (Klie, 1934)
Cryptocandona tsukagoshii Smith, 2011
Genus Fabaeformiscandona Krstić, 1972
Fabaeformiscandona akaina Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona condylea Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona dolabella Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona kushiroensis Hiruta & Hiruta, 2015
Fabaeformiscandona myllaina Smith & Kamiya, 2007
Fabaeformiscandona nishinoae Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona okuboi Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona paterea Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona pedana Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona subacuta (Yang, 1982)
Fabaeformiscandona tora Smith & Kamiya, 2007
Fabaeformiscandona velifera Smith & Janz, 2008
Fabaeformiscandona yajimae Smith & Janz, 2008
Genus Pseudocandona Kaufmann, 1900
Pseudocandona abei Smith & Janz, 2008
Pseudocandona atmeta Smith & Kamiya, 2015
Pseudocandona becca Smith & Kamiya, 2015
Pseudocandona falcula Smith & Kamiya, 2015
Pseudocandona pratensis (Hartwig, 1901)
Pseudocandona tenuirostris Hiruta & Mawatari, 2013
Genus Schellencandona Meisch, 1996
Schellencandona yakushimaensis Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Genus Undulacandona Smith, 2011
Undulacandona colymba Smith & Kamiya, 2015
Undulacandona spinula Smith, 2011
Subfamily Cyclocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Cyclocypris Brady & Norman, 1889
Cyclocypris diebeli Absolon, 1973
Cyclocypris ovum (Jurine, 1820)
Genus Cypria Zenker, 1854
Cypria exsculpta (Fischer, 1855)
Cypria konishii Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Cypria matzkeae Smith & Janz, 2008
Genus Physocypria Vávra, 1897
Physocypria biwaensis (Okubo, 1990)
Physocypria nipponica Okubo, 1990
Subfamily Paracypridinae Sars, 1923
Genus Dolerocypria Tressler, 1937
Dolerocypria mukaishimensis Okubo, 1980
Genus Paracypria Sars, 1910
Paracypria adnata Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Paracypria inujimensis (Okubo, 1980)
Family Cyprididae Baird, 1845
Subfamily Cyprettinae Hartmann, 1971
Genus Cypretta Vávra, 1895
Cypretta seurati Gauthier, 1929
Subfamily Cypricercinae McKenzie, 1971
Genus Bradleycypris McKenzie, 1982
Bradleycypris vittata (Sars, 1903)
Bradleytriebella lineata (Victor & Fernando, 1981)
Bradleytriebella tuberculata (Hartmann, 1964)
Genus Lissostrandesia Munakata et al., 2024
Lissostrandesia fonticola Munakata et al., 2024
Genus Pseudostrandesia Savatenalinton and Martens, 2009
Pseudostrandesia tecta Smith & Ozawa, 2024 ?
Pseudostrandesia tenebrarum Smith & Ozawa, 2021 ?
Genus Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888
Strandesia bicuspis (Claus, 1892)
Genus Tanycypris Triebel, 1959
Tanycypris alfonsi Nagler, Geist & Matzke-Karasz, 2014
Tanycypris centa Chang et al., 2012
Tanycypris gonia Smith & Ozawa, 2024 ?
Subfamily Cypridinae Baird, 1845
Genus Chlamydotheca Saussure, 1858
Chlamydotheca colombiensis Roessler, 1985
Genus Cypris O.F. Müller, 1776
Cypris granulata Daday, 1898
Cypris maculosa Bronstein, 1925
Subfamily Cypridopsinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Cavernocypris Hartmann, 1964
Cavernocypris cavernosa Smith, 2011
Cavernocypris hokkaiensis Munakata et al., 2022
Genus Cypridopsis Brady, 1867
Cypridopsis nigrovittata Okubo, 1990
Cypridopsis uenoi Brehm, 1933
Cypridopsis vidua (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Genus Potamocypris Brady, 1870
Potamocypris acuminata Fuhrmann & Goth, 2011
Potamocypris kusuokai Smith, 2023
Potamocypris mastigophora (Methuen, 1910)
Genus Sarscypridopsis McKenzie, 1977
Sarscypridopsis denticulata Smith & Ozawa, 2023 ?
Genus Siamopsis Savatenalinton, 2017
Siamopsis sudzukii (Okubo, 1992)
Subfamily Cyprinotinae Bronstein, 1947
Genus Cyprinotus Brady, 1886
Cyprinotus cassidula Smith & Chang, 2020
Cyprinotus kimberleyensis McKenzie, 1966
Genus Hemicypris Sars, 1903
Hemicypris barbadensis Broodbakker, 1983
Hemicypris kaufmanni (Vávra, 1906)
Hemicypris kibiensis Okubo, 1990
Hemicypris mizunoi Okubo, 1990
Hemicypris okayamenesis Okubo, 2004 nomen nudum
Hemicypris posterotruncata Bate, 1970 ?
Genus Heterocypris Claus, 1892
Heterocypris auricularis Zhai & Zhao, 2014
Heterocypris barbara (Gauthier & Brehm, 1928)
Heterocypris incongruens (Ramdohr, 1808)
Heterocypris salina (Brady, 1868)
Heterocypris savatenalintonae Smith & Chang, 2020
Subfamily Dolerocypridinae Triebel, 1961
Genus Dolerocypris Kaufmann, 1900
Dolerocypris fasciata (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Dolerocypris ikeyai Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Dolerocypris sinensis Sars, 1903
Subfamily Eucypridinae Bronstein, 1947
Genus Eucypris Vávra, 1891
Eucypris pigra (Fischer, 1851)
Subfamily Herpetocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Candonocypris Sars, 1896
Candonocypris caledonica (Méhes, 1939)
Candonocypris novaezelandiae (Baird, 1843)
Genus Chrissia Hartmann, 1957
Chrissia formosa (Klie, 1938)
Chrissia vittata Okubo, 1974
Genus Herpetocypris Brady & Norman, 1889
Herpetocypris chevreuxi (Sars, 1896)
Genus Ilyodromus Sars, 1894
Ilyodromus intermedius Okubo, 2011
Genus Stenocypris Sars, 1889
Stenocypris hirutai Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Stenocypris hislopi Ferguson, 1969
Stenocypris major (Baird, 1859)
Stenocypris malayica Victor & Fernando, 1981
Stenocypris sketi Petkovski & Meisch, 1996
Stenocypris tsukagoshii Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Stenocypris viridis Okubo, 1990
Subfamily Scottinae Bronstein, 1947
Genus Scottia Brady & Norman, 1889
Scottia birigida Smith et al., 2002
Scottia pseudobrowniana Kempf, 1971
Family Ilyocyprididae Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Ilyocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Ilyocypris Brady & Norman, 1889
Ilyocypris angulata Sars, 1903
Ilyocypris dentifera Sars, 1903
Ilyocypris incus Smith et al., 2019
Ilyocypris japonica Okubo, 1990
Ilyocypris salebrosa Stepanaitys, 1960
Family Notodromadidae Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Notodromadinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Notodromas Lilljeborg, 1853
Notodromas trulla Smith & Kamiya, 2014
Suborder Cytherocopina
Superfamily Cytheroidea Baird, 1850
Family Cytherideidae Sars, 1925
Genus Cytherissa Sars, 1925
Cytherissa lacustris (Sars, 1863)
Genus Microloxoconcha Hartmann, 1954
Microloxoconcha semicircularis Smith & Chang, 2022
Family Limnocytheridae Klie, 1938
Subfamily Limnocytherinae Klie, 1938
Genus Limnocythere Brady, 1868
Limnocythere cyphoma Smith & Janz, 2009
Limnocythere fude Smith & Janz, 2009
Limnocythere kamiyai Smith & Janz, 2009
Limnocythere levigatus Smith & Janz, 2009
Limnocythere stationis Várva, 1891
Subfamily Timiriaseviinae Mandelstam, 1960
Genus Metacypris Brady & Robertson, 1870
Metacypris digitiformis Smith & Hiruta, 2004
Family Entocytheridae Hoff, 1942
Subfamily Entocytherinae Hoff, 1942
Genus Ankylocythere Hart, 1962
Ankylocythere sinuosa (Rioja, 1942)
Genus Uncinocythere Hart, 1962
Uncinocythere occidentalis (Kozloff & Whitman, 1954)
Suborder Darwinulocopina Brady & Robertson, 1885
Superfamily Darwinuloidea Brady & Robertson, 1885
Family Darwinulidae Brady & Robertson, 1885
Genus Darwinula Brady & Robertson, 1885
Darwinula stevensoni (Brady & Robertson, 1870)
Genus Microdarwinula Danielopol, 1968
Microdarwinula zimmeri (Menzel, 1916)
Genus Penthesilenula Rossetti & Martens, 1998
Penthesilenula brasiliensis (Pinto & Kotzian, 1961)
Genus Vestalenula Rossetti & Martens, 1998
Vestalenula cornelia Smith et al., 2006
Vestalenula cylindrica (Straub, 1952)
Vestalenula gravata Smith & Chang, 2022
Vestalenula lundi (Neale & Victor, 1978)
Vestalenula molopoensis (Martens & Rossetti, 1997)
Korea
Total = 59 species.
= species currently only known from Korea (20 species).
Order Podocopida Sars, 1866
Suborder Cypridocopina Jones, 1901
Superfamily Cypridoidea Baird, 1845
Family Candonidae Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Candoninae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Candona Baird, 1845
Candona quasiakaina Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Candona sillae Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Genus Candonopsis Vávra, 1891
Candonopsis transgrediens Brehm, 1923
Genus Cryptocandona Kaufmann, 1900
Cryptocandona brehmi (Klie, 1934)
Cryptocandona smithi Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Cryptocandona tsukagoshii Smith, 2011
Genus Earicandona Karanovic, 2013
Earicandona mounchyon Karanovic, 2013
Genus Fabaeformiscandona Krstić, 1972
Fabaeformiscandona koreana Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Fabaeformiscandona subacuta (Yang, 1982)
Genus Nannocandona Ekman, 1914
Nannocandona schornikovi Karanovic, Sidorov & Marmonier, 2015
Genus Pseudocandona Kaufmann, 1900
Pseudocandona choi (Karanovic & Lee, 2012)
Pseudocandona morimotoi (McKenzie, 1972)
Pseudocandona pratensis (Hartwig, 1901) (as Typhlocypris pratensis (Hartwig, 1901))
Genus Schellencandona Meisch, 1996
Schellencandona tea Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Genus Undulacandona Smith, 2011
Undulacandona aeolus Karanovic & Cho, 2017
Undulacandona andromeda Karanovic & Cho, 2017
Undulacandona cetus Karanovic & Cho, 2017
Undulacandona koreana Karanovic & Cho, 2017
Subfamily Cyclocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Cyclocypris Brady & Norman, 1889
Cyclocypris anacola Smith, Lee & Chang, 2014
Genus Cypria Zenker, 1854
Cypria asiatica Karanovic & Lee, 2012
Genus Physocypria Vávra, 1897
Physocypria kraepelini Müller, 1903
Physocypria nipponica Okubo, 1990
Subfamily Paracypridinae Sars, 1923
Genus Dolerocypria Tressler, 1937
Dolerocypria mukaishimensis Okubo, 1980
Family Cyprididae Baird, 1845
Subfamily Cyprettinae Hartmann, 1963
Genus Cypretta Vávra, 1895
Cypretta karanovicae Smith et al., 2014
Cypretta seurati Gauthier, 1929
Subfamily Cypricercinae McKenzie, 1971
Genus Bradleycypris McKenzie, 1982
Bradleycypris vittata (Sars, 1903)
Genus Bradleytriebella Savatenalinton & Martens, 2009
Bradleytriebella tuberculata (Hartmann, 1964)
Genus Strandesia Stuhlmann, 1888
Strandesia flavescens Klie, 1932
Genus Tanycypris Triebel, 1959
Tanycypris alfonsi Nagler, Geist & Matzke-Karasz, 2014
Tanycypris centa Chang, Lee & Smith, 2012
Subfamily Cypridopsinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Cavernocypris Hartmann, 1964
Cavernocypris coreana coreana (McKenzie, 1972)
Cavernocypris coreana elongata (McKenzie, 1972)
Cavernocypris danielopoli Smith & Kamiya, 2017
Genus Cypridopsis Brady, 1867
Cypridopsis vidua (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Genus Potamocypris Brady, 1870
Potamocypris mastigophora (Methuen, 1910)
Potamocypris variegata (Brady & Norman, 1889)
Subfamily Cyprinotinae Bronstein, 1947
Genus Cyprinotus Brady, 1886
Cyprinotus cassidula Smith & Chang 2020
Genus Hemicypris Sars, 1903
Hemicypris posterotruncata Bate, 1970
Genus Heterocypris Claus, 1892
Heterocypris incongruens (Ramdohr, 1808)
Heterocypris salina (Brady, 1868)
Subfamily Dolerocypridinae Triebel, 1961
Genus Dolerocypris Kaufmann, 1900
Dolerocypris fasciata (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Dolerocypris ikeyai Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Dolerocypris sinensis Sars, 1903
Subfamily Eucypridinae Bronstein, 1947
Genus Eucypris Vávra, 1891
Eucypris pigra (Fischer, 1851)
Subfamily Herpetocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Stenocypris Sars, 1889
Stenocypris hirutai Smith & Kamiya, 2006
Stenocypris hislopi Ferguson, 1969
Subfamily Scottinae Bronstein, 1947
Genus Scottia Brady & Norman, 1889
Scottia birigida Smith et al, 2002
Scottia pseudobrowniana Kempf, 1971
Family Ilyocyprididae Kaufmann, 1900
Subfamily Ilyocypridinae Kaufmann, 1900
Genus Ilyocypris Brady & Norman, 1889
Ilyocypris bradyi Sars, 1890
Ilyocypris dentifera Sars, 1903
Ilyocypris hanguk Karanovic & Lee, 2013
Ilyocypris incus Smith et al., 2019
Ilyocypris japonica Okubo, 1990
Ilyocypris salebrosa Stepanaitys, 1960
Ilyocypris subpulchra Yang, 1982
Suborder Cytherocopina
Superfamily Cytheroidea Baird, 1850
Family Limnocytheridae Klie, 1938
Subfamily Limnocytherinae Klie, 1938
Genus Limnocythere Brady, 1868
Limnocythere stationis Vavra, 1891
Subfamily Timiriaseviinae Mandelstam, 1960
Genus Frambocythere Colin, 1980
Frambocythere relicta Smith et al., 2012
Superfamily Terrestricytheroidea Schornikov, 1969
Family Terrestricytheridae Schornikov, 1969
Genus Terrestricythere Schornikov, 1969
Terrestricythere ivanovae Schornikov, 1969
Suborder Darwinulocopina Brady & Robertson, 1885
Superfamily Darwinuloidea Brady & Robertson, 1885
Family Darwinulidae Brady & Robertson, 1885
Genus Vestalenula Rossetti & Martens, 1998
Vestalenula cylindrica (Straub, 1952)
Listed are those that have been identified down to the species level (i.e. excludes Candona sp. 1, Cypridopsis cf. vidua etc).