Vargula
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 most well studied Vargula species. Some species currently within Vargula (e.g. Vargula tsujii) may be split into their own genus.
| Vargula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Order: | Myodocopida |
| Family: | Cypridinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cypridininae |
| Tribe: | Cypridinini |
| Genus: | Vargula Skogsberg, 1920 |
References
- "Cypridina (Vargula) Skogsberg, 1920". WoRMS. 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.
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