Ostracods (seed shrimps) are small aquatic crustaceans, typically 0.3 to 5 mm in length, which live in habitats ranging from the deep sea, coral reefs, sandy beaches, brackish waters, lakes, rivers, streams, springs, groundwaters and wet leaf litter.
Lake Biwa Museum, 1090 Oroshimo, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0001, Japan. © Robin J. Smith		Ostracod research at the Lake Biwa Museum includes: - Lake ostracods - Groundwater ostracods - Ontogeny of ostracods - Ostracod phylogeny and evolution - Cypridoidean sperm morphology and evolution