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Gaussia princeps (crustacean)

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Gaussia princeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Maxillopoda
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Calanoida
Family:
Metridinidae
Genus:
Gaussia
Species:
G. princeps
Binomial name
Gaussia princeps
(T. Scott, 1894)
Synonyms [1]
  • Gaussia scotti (Giesbrecht, 1897)
  • Pleuromma princeps T. Scott, 1894
  • Pleuromamma princeps (T. Scott, 1894)

Gaussia princeps is a mesopelagic copepod found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide.[2] They have been known to display bioluminescence.[3]

Gaussia princeps is used in the production of luciferase.[4]

References

  1. ^ J. Kouwenberg & G. Boxshall (2009). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Gaussia princeps (Scott T., 1894)". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Eduardo Suárez-Morales (2007). "The mesopelagic copepod Gaussia princeps (Scott) (Calanoida: Metridinidae) from the Western Caribbean with notes on integumental pore patterns" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1621: 33–44.
  3. ^ A. Barnes & J. F. Case (1972). "Bioluminescence in the mesopelagic copepod, Gaussia princeps (T. Scott)". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 8 (1): 53–71. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(72)90056-1.
  4. ^ http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/products/producte3300.asp


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