Not to be confused with Cyprinidae, a family of fish.

Cypridinidae is a family of ostracods. About half of all known species are bioluminescent. Some use the light only for defence, others also for courtship displays. The lineages with sexually dimorphic bioluminescent displays have more species other lineages, which indicates that bioluminescent courtship could increase the diversification rates.[2]

The family contains the following genera:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cypridinidae Baird, 1850". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. ^ Goodheart, Jessica A.; Minsky, Geetanjali; Brynjegard-Bialik, Mira N.; Drummond, Michael S.; Munoz, J. David; Fallon, Timothy R.; Schultz, Darrin T.; Weng, Jing-Ke; Torres, Elizabeth; Oakley, Todd H. (2020). "Laboratory culture of the California Sea Firefly Vargula tsujii (Ostracoda: Cypridinidae): Developing a model system for the evolution of marine bioluminescence". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 10443. Bibcode:2020NatSR..1010443G. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67209-w. PMC 7320024. PMID 32591605.
  3. ^ David Horne (2011). Brandão SN, Angel MV, Karanovic I, Parker A, Perrier V, Sames B, Yasuhara M (eds.). "Cypridinidae". World Ostracoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 27, 2011.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypridinoidea
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