Halocypridae is a family of ostracods belonging to the order
Halocyprida
The Halocyprida is one of the two orders within the Myodocopa, in turn a subclass of the ostracods. Like their relatives in the order Myodocopida, they have a long exopod on the second antenna. However, unlike myodocopids, their fifth appendage ...
. This family contains bioluminescent members such as ''Conchoecia pseudodiscophora'', which are believed to use
coelenterazine and a coelenterazine luciferase rather than
vargulin
Vargulin, also called Cypridinid luciferin, Cypridina luciferin, or Vargula luciferin, is the luciferin found in the ostracod ''Cypridina hilgendorfii'', also named ''Vargula hilgendorfii''. These bottom dwelling ostracods emit a light stream into ...
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Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Halocyprididae:
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Alacia''
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Archiconchoecemma''
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Archiconchoecerra''
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Archiconchoecetta''
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Archiconchoecia''
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Archiconchoecilla''
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Archiconchoecinna''
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Archiconchoecissa''
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Austrinoecia''
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Bathyconchoecetta''
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Bathyconchoecia''
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Boroecia''
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Chavturia''
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Clausoecia''
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Conchoecetta''
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Conchoecia
''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 i ...
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Conchoecilla''
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Conchoecissa''
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Deeveyoecia''
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Discoconchoecia''
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Euconchoecia''
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Fellia''
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Gaussicia''
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Halocypretta''
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Halocypria''
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Halocypris''
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Hyalocoecia''
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Juryoecia''
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Kyrtoecia''
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Lophuroecia''
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Loricoecia''
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Macrochoecilla''
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Macroconchoecia''
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Mamilloecia''
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Metaconchoecia''
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Mikroconchoecia''
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Muelleroecia''
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Mollicia''
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Nasoecia''
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Obtusoecia''
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Orthoconchoecia''
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Paraconchoecia''
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Paramollicia''
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Parthenoecia''
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Parvidentoecia''
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Platyconchoecia''
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Porroecia''
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Proceroecia''
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Pseudoconchoecia''
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Rotundoecia''
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Schornikovoecia''
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Scottoecia''
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Septemoecia''
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Vityazoecia''
References
External links
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Ostracod families
Halocyprida
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