Gaussia princeps (copepod)
| Gaussia princeps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Metridinidae |
| Genus: | Gaussia |
| Species: | G. princeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaussia princeps (T. Scott, 1894) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Gaussia princeps is a mesopelagic copepod found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide.[2] They have been known to display bioluminescence.[3]
Gaussia princeps is used in the production of luciferase.[4]
References
| External identifiers for Gaussia princeps | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 340029 |
| ITIS | 85733 |
| NCBI | 148582 |
| WoRMS | 104625 |
- ↑ J. Kouwenberg & G. Boxshall (2009). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, ed. "Gaussia princeps (Scott T., 1894)". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ↑ Eduardo Suárez-Morales (2007). "The mesopelagic copepod Gaussia princeps (Scott) (Calanoida: Metridinidae) from the Western Caribbean with notes on integumental pore patterns" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1621: 33–44.
- ↑ A. Barnes & J. F. Case (1972). "Bioluminescence in the mesopelagic copepod, Gaussia princeps (T. Scott)". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 8 (1): 53–71. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(72)90056-1.
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