Copilia
| Copilia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Poecilostomatoida |
| Family: | Sapphirinidae |
| Genus: | Copilia Dana, 1849 |
Copilia is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes of Copilia have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.[1] The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Copilia asiaticus (F. Dahl, 1894)
- Copilia atlantica Lubbock, 1856
- Copilia brucii Thompson, 1888
- Copilia denticulata Claus, 1863
- Copilia elliptica Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia fultoni T. Scott, 1894
- Copilia hendorffi F. Dahl, 1894
- Copilia lata Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia longistylis Mori, 1933
- Copilia mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
- Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1852
- Copilia nicaeensis Leuckart, 1859
- Copilia oblonga Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia pellucida (Haeckel, 1864)
- Copilia quadrata Dana, 1849
- Copilia recta Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia vitrea (Haeckel, 1864)
References
- ↑ R. L. Gregory, H. E. Ross & N. Moray (1964). "The curious eye of Copilia" (PDF). Nature. 201 (4925): 1166–1168. doi:10.1038/2011166a0. PMID 14151358.
- ↑ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, ed. "Copilia Dana, 1849". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/21/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.