''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily
Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a
coelenterazine
Coelenterazine is a luciferin, a molecule that emits light after reaction with oxygen, found in many aquatic organisms across eight phyla. It is the substrate of many luciferases such as '' Renilla reniformis'' luciferase (Rluc), ''Gaussia'' lu ...
luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the
cypridinid luciferin based system found in the
Cypridinidae
Cypridinidae is a family of ostracods. About half of all known species are bioluminescent
Bioluminescence is the emission of light during a chemiluminescence reaction by living organisms. Bioluminescence occurs in multifarious organisms r ...
.
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''
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Conchoecia kyrtophora''
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Conchoecia leptothrix''
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Conchoecia magna''
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Conchoecia rudyakovi''
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Conchoecia sculpta''
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Conchoecia subarcuata''
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Conchoecia teretivalvata''
See also
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List of prehistoric ostracod genera
References
External links
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Ostracod genera
Halocyprida
Bioluminescent ostracods
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