Halocypridae
| Halocypridae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Ostracoda |
| Subclass: | Myodocopa |
| Order: | Halocyprida |
| Suborder: | Halocypridina |
| Family: |
Halocypridae Dana, 1853 |
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Halocypridae is a family of ostracods in the suborder Halocypridina. This family contains bioluminescent members such as Conchoecia pseudodiscophora, which are believed to use coelenterazine and a coelenterazine luciferase rather than vargulin.
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