''Copilia'' is a genus of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...
s in the family
Sapphirinidae. The
eyes
An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system.
In higher organisms, the ey ...
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 (electromagnetic radiation), absorption, or Reflection (physics), reflection of electromagnetic radiation. Originally, it was an optical instrument using len ...
.
Species
The genus ''Copilia'' contains the following species:
* ''
Copilia asiaticus''
(F. Dahl, 1894)
* ''
Copilia atlantica''
Lubbock, 1856
* ''
Copilia brucii''
Thompson, 1888
* ''
Copilia denticulata''
Claus, 1863
* ''
Copilia elliptica''
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''
Giesbrecht, 1891
* ''
Copilia vitrea''
(Haeckel, 1864)
References
External links
*
Cyclopoida
Cyclopoida genera
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