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Comment of Cypris
Distribution:-
Cypris is cosmopolitan in distribution.
Habit and Habitat:-
Cypris is free- swimming and occurs in freshwater stagnant ponds.
General characters:
1) Cypris is commonly called mussel shrimp.
2) Body is unsegmented and laterally compressed
3) At the anterior end is the median eye.
4) Compound eyes and heart are absent.
5) Antennules and antennae are large biramous and help in swimming.
6) Development by parthenogenesis.
7) Head bear four pairs of appendages, antennules, antennae mandibles and maxillae.
Economic Importance:
It is used to manufacture some light.
Diagram of Cypris
