''Gaussia'' 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. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a "characteristic genus of the
mesopelagial", occurring at depths of . The genus ''Gaussia'' contains the following species:
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Gaussia asymmetrica
''Gaussia'' may refer to:
* ''Gaussia'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Metridinidae and the order Calanoida
* ''Gaussia'' (plant), a palm genus in the family Arecaceae
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T. K. S. Björnberg & Campaner, 1988
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Gaussia gadusae
''Gaussia'' may refer to:
* ''Gaussia'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Metridinidae and the order Calanoida
* ''Gaussia'' (plant), a palm genus in the family Arecaceae
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Sarkar, 2004
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Gaussia intermedia
''Gaussia'' may refer to:
* ''Gaussia'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Metridinidae and the order Calanoida
* ''Gaussia'' (plant), a palm genus in the family Arecaceae
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Defaye, 1998
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Gaussia melanotica
''Gaussia'' may refer to:
* ''Gaussia'' (crustacean), a copepod genus in the family Metridinidae and the order Calanoida
* ''Gaussia'' (plant), a palm genus in the family Arecaceae
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Wolfenden, 1905
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Gaussia princeps''
(T. Scott, 1894) (
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...
)
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Gaussia sewelli''
Saraswathy, 1973
References
External links
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Calanoida
Bioluminescent copepods
Copepod genera
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