Cypridinidae

Cypridinidae

Cypridinidae

Family of seed shrimps

Not to be confused with Cyprinidae, a family of fish.

Cypridinidae is a family of ostracods. About half of all known species are bioluminescent. Some use the light only for defence, others also for courtship displays. The lineages with sexually dimorphic bioluminescent displays have more species other lineages, which indicates that bioluminescent courtship could increase the diversification rates.[2]

Quick Facts Scientific classification ...

The family contains the following genera:[3]

  • Amphisiphonostra Poulsen, 1962
  • Azygocypridina Sylvester-Bradley, 1950
  • Bathyvargula Kornicker, 1968
  • Codonocera Brady, 1902
  • Cypridina Milne-Edwards, 1840
  • Cypridinodes Brady, 1902
  • Doloria Skogsberg, 1920
  • Enewton Cohen & Morin, 2010
  • Gigantocypris Skogsberg, 1920
  • Hadacypridina Poulsen, 1962
  • Isocypridina Kornicker, 1975
  • Jimmorinia Cohen & Kornicker in Cohen, Kornicker & Iliffe, 2000
  • Kornickeria Cohen & Morin, 1993
  • Lowrya Parker, 1998
  • Macrocypridina Skogsberg, 1920
  • Maristella Reda et al., 2019
  • Melavargula Poulsen, 1962
  • Metavargula Kornicker, 1970
  • Monopia Poulsen, 1962
  • Paracypridina Poulsen, 1962
  • Paradoloria Poulsen, 1962
  • Paravargula Cohen & Kornicker, 1975
  • Photeros Cohen & Morin, 2010
  • Pseudodoloria Kornicker, 1994
  • Pterocypridina Poulsen, 1962
  • Rheina Kornicker, 1989
  • Rugosidoloria Kornicker, 1975
  • Sheina Harding, 1966
  • Siphonostra Skogsberg, 1920
  • Skogsbergia Kornicker, 1974
  • Vargula Skogsberg, 1920

References

  1. [1]
    "Cypridinidae Baird, 1850". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Laboratory culture of the California Sea Firefly Vargula tsujii (Ostracoda: Cypridinidae): Developing a model system for the evolution of marine bioluminescence
  3. [3]
    David Horne (2011). Brandão SN, Angel MV, Karanovic I, Parker A, Perrier V, Sames B, Yasuhara M (eds.). "Cypridinidae". World Ostracoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 27, 2011.


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