Gaussia (crustacean) explained

Gaussia is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species.^[1] It is a "characteristic genus of the mesopelagial", occurring at depths of 0-.^[2] The genus Gaussia contains the following species:^[3]

• Gaussia asymmetrica T. K. S. Björnberg & Campaner, 1988
• Gaussia gadusae Sarkar, 2004
• Gaussia intermedia Defaye, 1998
• Gaussia melanotica Wolfenden, 1905
• Gaussia princeps (T. Scott, 1894) (type species)^{[4] [5]}
• Gaussia sewelli Saraswathy, 1973

Notes and References

1. Herring . Peter J. . Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms . Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence . 1987 . 3. 1 . 147–163. 10.1002/bio.1170010303 . 3503524 .
2. Tagea K. S. Björnberg . Antonio Frederico Campaner . 1988 . On Gaussia Wolfenden (Copepoda, Calanoida, Metridinidae) . . 167–168 . 1 . 351–356 . 10.1007/BF00026324 . G. A. Boxshall . H. K. Schminke.
3. Web site: Juliana Kouwenberg & Geoff Boxshall . 2011 . Gaussia Wolfenden, 1905 . T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . July 29, 2011.
4. Tagea K. S. Björnberg & Antonio F. Campaner . 1990 . On the genus Gaussia and the species G. asymmetrica (Copepoda, Calanoida) . . 58 . 1 . 106–112 . 20104529 . 10.1163/156854090x00822.
5. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature . 1990 . Opinion 1590. Pleuromma princeps Scott, 1894 (currently Gaussia princeps; Crustacea, Copepoda): specific name conserved . . 47 . 2 . 145–146 . International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature .