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Conchoecia Dana 1849

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Conchoecia

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Conchoecia is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.[1] Conchoecia have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in the Cypridinidae.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Conchoecia:

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Oba, Yuichi; Tsuduki, Hiroshi; Kato, Shin-ichi; Ojika, Makoto; Inouye, Satoshi (2004). "Identification of the Luciferin-Luciferase System and Quantification of Coelenterazine by Mass Spectrometry in the Deep-Sea Luminous Ostracod Conchoecia pseudodiscophora". ChemBioChem. 5 (11): 1495–1499. doi:10.1002/cbic.200400102. PMID 15515099.

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Conchoecia: Brief Summary

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Conchoecia is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.

The genus contains bioluminescent species. Conchoecia have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in the Cypridinidae.

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