Biology:Vargula
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of crustaceans
| Vargula | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Myodocopida |
| Family: | Cypridinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cypridininae |
| Tribe: | Cypridinini |
| Genus: | Vargula Skogsberg, 1920 |
Vargula is a genus in the Cypridinidae.[1] The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2] Vargula hilgendorfii (formerly Cypridina hilgendorfii), native to Japan, is likely the best-studied Vargula. Some species currently within Vargula (e.g. Vargula tsujii) may be split into their own genus.
References
- ↑ "Cypridina (Vargula) Skogsberg, 1920". WoRMS. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127690. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
 |  |
