Halocypridae

Halocypridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Ostracoda
Subclass:	Myodocopa
Order:	Halocyprida
Suborder:	Halocypridina
Family:	Halocypridae; Dana, 1853
Subfamilies
	Poulsen, 1969; Conchoecinae Müller, 1912; Poulsen, 1969; Dana, 1853;

Halocypridae is a family of ostracods in the suborder Halocypridina. This family contains bioluminescent members such as Conchoecia pseudodiscophora, which are believed to use coelenterazine and a coelenterazine luciferase rather than vargulin.^[1]

Overview of genera[]

Conchoecia
Discoconchoecia

References[]

^ Oba, Yuichi (2004). "Identification of the Luciferin-Luciferase System and Quantification of Coelenterazine by Mass Spectrometry in the Deep-Sea Luminous Ostracod Conchoecia pseudodiscophora". ChemBioChem. 5 (11): 1495–1499. doi:10.1002/cbic.200400102. PMID 15515099. S2CID 9418751.

External links[]

"Halocypridae" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Oba, Yuichi (2004). "Identification of the Luciferin-Luciferase System and Quantification of Coelenterazine by Mass Spectrometry in the Deep-Sea Luminous Ostracod Conchoecia pseudodiscophora". ChemBioChem. 5 (11): 1495–1499. doi:10.1002/cbic.200400102. PMID 15515099. S2CID 9418751.

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