Metridinidae
| Metridinidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Metridinidae G. O. Sars, 1902 |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Metridiidae Sars, 1902, non Carlgren, 1893 | |
Metridinidae is a family of copepods, comprising three genera – Gaussia, Metridia and Pleuromamma.[1] It has also been referred to as "Metridiidae", but following a petition to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, that name has been restricted to the family Metridiidae Carlgren, 1893, based on the anthozoan genus Metridium.[2] All species in the family can produce blue-green bioluminescence; the light is produced in glands, whose position varies between genera.[3]
References
- 1 2 T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2011). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, ed. "Metridinidae". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ H. Y. Soh, S. Ohtsuka & H.-L. Suh (1999). "Phylogenetic relationships of the family Metridinidae (Copepoda: Calanoida)" (PDF). Journal of Fisheries Science and Technology 2 (2): 122–128.
- ↑ Peter J. Herring (1988). "Copepod luminescence". Hydrobiologia. 167–168 (1): 183–195. doi:10.1007/BF00026304.
External links
Data related to Metridinidae at Wikispecies
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