Halocyprididae Explained
Halocypridae is a family of ostracods belonging to the order Halocyprida. This family contains bioluminescent members such as Conchoecia pseudodiscophora, which are believed to use coelenterazine and a coelenterazine luciferase rather than vargulin.[1]
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Halocyprididae:[2]
- Alacia
- Archiconchoecemma
- Archiconchoecerra
- Archiconchoecetta
- Archiconchoecia
- Archiconchoecilla
- Archiconchoecinna
- Archiconchoecissa
- Austrinoecia
- Bathyconchoecetta
- Bathyconchoecia
- Boroecia
- Chavturia
- Clausoecia
- Conchoecetta
- Conchoecia
- Conchoecilla
- Conchoecissa
- Deeveyoecia
- Discoconchoecia
- Euconchoecia
- Fellia
- Gaussicia
- Halocypretta
- Halocypria
- Halocypris
- Hyalocoecia
- Juryoecia
- Kyrtoecia
- Lophuroecia
- Loricoecia
- Macrochoecilla
- Macroconchoecia
- Mamilloecia
- Metaconchoecia
- Mikroconchoecia
- Muelleroecia
- Mollicia
- Nasoecia
- Obtusoecia
- Orthoconchoecia
- Paraconchoecia
- Paramollicia
- Parthenoecia
- Parvidentoecia
- Platyconchoecia
- Porroecia
- Proceroecia
- Pseudoconchoecia
- Rotundoecia
- Schornikovoecia
- Scottoecia
- Septemoecia
- Vityazoecia
Notes and References
- Oba. Yuichi. Identification of the Luciferin-Luciferase System and Quantification of Coelenterazine by Mass Spectrometry in the Deep-Sea Luminous Ostracod Conchoecia pseudodiscophora. ChemBioChem. 2004. 5. 11. 1495–1499. 10.1002/cbic.200400102. 15515099. 9418751.
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halocyprididae Dana, 1853 . 2022-12-12 . www.marinespecies.org.
