Biology:Maristella (crustacean)
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Short description: Genus of crustaceans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Myodocopida |
| Family: | Cypridinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cypridininae |
| Genus: | Maristella Reda & Gerrish, 2019 |
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| Maristella chicoi Reda & Gerrish, 2019
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Maristella is a genus of ostracods belonging to the Myodocopida (Cypridinidae).[2] The genus belongs to a diverse clade of Caribbean bioluminescent ostracods. Males perform species-specific luminescent courtship displays. It was chosen as one of the top ten species of 2019: WoRMS top 10 - 2019: Maristella chicoi. The video showing these light displays can be seen here.
Maristella is with seven species the most species-rich genus of the family.[1] Other genera include Enewton, Photeros, Konickeria and Vargula. Maristella means 'star of the sea'. Maristella is the only genus with lateral or diagonal luminescent courtship displays.
Species
- Maristella scintilla Maristella micamacula
- Maristella chicoi Reda et al., 2019 - Belize
- (Cohen & Morin, 1989) - Panama (Cohen & Morin, 1989) - Panama
- Maristella noropsela Maristella lucidella
- (Cohen & Morin, 1989) - Panama (Cohen & Morin, 1989) - Panama
- Maristella ignitula (Cohen & Morin, 1989) - Panama
- (Cohen & Morin, 1989) - Panama Maristella psammobia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Maristella". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1384899.
- ↑ Reda, NJ; Morin, JG; Torres, E; Cohen, AC; Schawaroch, V; Gerrish, GA (14 Nov 2019). "Maristella, a new bioluminescent ostracod genus in the Myodocopida (Cypridinidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 187 (4): 1078–1118. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz082. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/187/4/1078/5601849.
Wikidata ☰ Q106855173 entry
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