Halocypridae is a family of ostracods in the order
Halocyprida
The Halocyprida is one of the two orders within the Myodocopa, in turn a subclass of the ostracod
Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a Class (biology), class of the crustacean, Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 33,0 ...
. Some members are bioluminescent, such as ''Conchoecia pseudodiscophora'', and are believed to use
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 ...
and a coelenterazine luciferase, rather than
vargulin
Vargulin, also called Cypridinid luciferin, Cypridina luciferin, or Vargula luciferin, is the luciferin found in the ostracod '' Cypridina hilgendorfii'', also named '' Vargula hilgendorfii''. These bottom dwelling ostracods emit a light stream ...
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Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Halocyprididae:
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Alacia''
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Archiconchoecemma''
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Archiconchoecerra''
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Archiconchoecetta''
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Archiconchoecia''
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Archiconchoecilla''
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Archiconchoecinna''
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Archiconchoecissa''
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Austrinoecia''
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Bathyconchoecetta''
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Bathyconchoecia''
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Boroecia''
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Chavturia''
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Clausoecia''
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Conchoecetta''
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Conchoecia
''Conchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. ''Conchoecia'' have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in ...
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Conchoecilla''
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Conchoecissa''
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Deeveyoecia''
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Discoconchoecia
''Discoconchoecia'' is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
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Ostracod genera
Halocyprida
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Euconchoecia''
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Fellia''
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Gaussicia''
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Halocypretta''
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Halocypria''
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Halocypris''
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Hyalocoecia''
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Juryoecia''
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Kyrtoecia''
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Lophuroecia''
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Loricoecia''
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Macrochoecilla''
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Macroconchoecia''
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Mamilloecia''
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Metaconchoecia''
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Mikroconchoecia''
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Muelleroecia''
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Mollicia''
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Nasoecia''
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Obtusoecia''
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Orthoconchoecia''
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Paraconchoecia''
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Paramollicia''
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Parthenoecia''
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Parvidentoecia''
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Platyconchoecia''
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Porroecia''
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Proceroecia''
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Pseudoconchoecia''
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Rotundoecia''
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Schornikovoecia''
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Scottoecia''
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Septemoecia''
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Vityazoecia''
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Ostracod families
Halocyprida
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