''Enewton'' is a genus in the family

Cypridinidae Cypridinidae is a family of ostracods, containing the following genera: *'' Amphisiphonostra'' Poulsen, 1962 *'' Azygocypridina'' Sylvester-Bradley, 1950 *'' Bathyvargula'' Kornicker, 1968 *'' Codonocera'' Brady, 1902 *'' Cypridina'' Milne-Edwa ...

. The genus contains

bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some b ...

species, and in particular is one of the Caribbean genera of bioluminescent

ostracod Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 70,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant) have been identified, grouped into several orders. They are small crustaceans, typic ...

s that perform stereotyped bioluminescent mating displays.

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Bioluminescent ostracods Ostracod genera {{Crustacean-stub