''Copilia'' is a genus of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have p ...
s in the family
Sapphirinidae. The
eyes
Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and con ...
in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a
telescope
A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. Originally meaning only an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observ ...
.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* ''
Copilia asiaticus''
(F. Dahl, 1894)
* ''
Copilia atlantica''
Lubbock, 1856
* ''
Copilia brucii''
Thompson, 1888
* ''
Copilia denticulata''
Claus, 1863
* ''
Copilia elliptica''
Giesbrecht, 1891
* ''
Copilia fultoni''
T. Scott, 1894
* ''
Copilia hendorffi''
F. Dahl, 1894
* ''
Copilia lata''
Giesbrecht, 1891
* ''
Copilia longistylis''
Mori, 1933
* ''
Copilia mediterranea''
(Claus, 1863)
* ''
Copilia mirabilis''
Dana, 1852
* ''
Copilia nicaeensis''
Leuckart, 1859
* ''
Copilia oblonga''
Giesbrecht, 1891
* ''
Copilia pellucida''
(Haeckel, 1864)
* ''
Copilia quadrata''
Dana, 1849
* ''
Copilia recta''
Giesbrecht, 1891
* ''
Copilia vitrea''
(Haeckel, 1864)
References
External links
*
Poecilostomatoida
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