Riocypris whatleyi Coviaga et al. 2018b

Sabater, Lara Milena, Monferran, Mateo Daniel, Higuti, Janet & Pérez, Alejandra Patricia, 2023, An annotated checklist of recent non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Argentina, South America, Zootaxa 5336 (2), pp. 151-178 : 163

33- Riocypris whatleyi Coviaga et al. 2018b

Global distribution: NT (Present paper)

Argentinian distribution: Río Negro, Santa Cruz.

Ecology: This species has been found in temporary and permanent ponds, lakes and springs. It was recorded from 157 to 930 m a.s.l., with water temperature ranging between 15 and 21°C, in alkaline waters (pH: 8.6–9.2), with wide electrical conductivity values (269–51278 μS/cm) and dissolved oxygen values from 10.6 to 13 mg /l.

Cited by: Schwalb et al. (2002); Cusminsky et al. (2005); Ramón Mercau et al. (2012); Ramos et al. (2015); Ramón Mercau & Laprida (2016); Coviaga et al. (2018a, b); Cusminsky et al. (2020).