''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
Sapphirinidae is a family of parasitic copepods in the order Cyclopoida.
Description
Males come in a variety of bright and flashy colors. In contrast, the females are transparent. The reason for this sexual dimorphism is that males need to at ...
. 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 c ...
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 obse ...
.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* ''
Copilia asiaticus
''Copilia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* '' Copilia asiaticus'' (F ...
''
(F. Dahl, 1894)
* ''
Copilia atlantica''
Lubbock, 1856
* ''
Copilia brucii
''Copilia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* ''Copilia asiaticus'' (F ...
''
Thompson, 1888
* ''
Copilia denticulata
''Copilia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* ''Copilia asiaticus'' (F ...
''
Claus, 1863
* ''
Copilia elliptica
''Copilia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* '' Copilia asiaticus'' (F ...
''
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
''Copilia'' is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* ''Copilia asiaticus'' (F ...
''
Giesbrecht, 1891
* ''
Copilia vitrea''
(Haeckel, 1864)
References
External links
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Poecilostomatoida
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