''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily
Conchoeciinae
Conchoeciinae is a subfamily of ostracods in the family Halocypridae.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the subfamily Conchoeciinae:
*'' Alacia''
*'' Austrinoecia''
*'' Boroecia''
*'' Clausoecia''
*'' Conchoecetta''
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The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a
coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the
cypridinid luciferin based system found in the
Cypridinidae
Cypridinidae is a family of ostracods, containing the following genera:
*'' Amphisiphonostra'' Poulsen, 1962
*'' Azygocypridina'' Sylvester-Bradley, 1950
*'' Bathyvargula'' Kornicker, 1968
*'' Codonocera'' Brady, 1902
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conchoecia'':
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Conchoecia angustipilata''
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Conchoecia belgicae''
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Conchoecia giesbrechti''
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Conchoecia glandulosa''
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Conchoecia hettacra''
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Conchoecia indica''
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Conchoecia isocheira
''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the Vargulin, cypridinid luciferin based system ...
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Conchoecia kyrtophora
''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in ...
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Conchoecia leptothrix''
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Conchoecia magna''
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Conchoecia rudyakovi
''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in ...
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Conchoecia sculpta
''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in ...
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Conchoecia subarcuata
''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in ...
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Conchoecia teretivalvata
''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in ...
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See also
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List of prehistoric ostracod genera
This list of prehistoric ostracods is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be members of the Ostracoda, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonl ...
References
External links
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Ostracod genera
Halocyprida
Bioluminescent ostracods
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