Cypridinidae

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 linages with sexually dimorphic bioluminescent displays have more species other linages, which indicates that bioluminescent courtship could increase the diversification rates.[2]

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

Cypridinidae
Cypridina mediterranea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Myodocopida
Superfamily: Cypridinoidea
Baird, 1850
Family: Cypridinidae
Baird, 1850 [1]

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. "Cypridinidae Baird, 1850". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. Laboratory culture of the California Sea Firefly Vargula tsujii (Ostracoda: Cypridinidae): Developing a model system for the evolution of marine bioluminescence
  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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