Halocyprididae

Halocyprididae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Ostracoda
Order:	Halocyprida
Suborder:	Halocypridina
Family:	Halocyprididae; Dana, 1853
Subfamilies
	Archiconchoecinae Poulsen, 1969; Bathyconchoeciinae Angel & Graves, 2013; Conchoeciinae Müller, 1912; Euconchoecinae Poulsen, 1969; Halocypridinae Dana, 1853;
Synonyms
	Conchoecidae; Conchoeciidae; Halocypridae [lapsus];

Halocypridae is a family of ostracods belonging to the order Halocyprida. This family contains bioluminescent members such as Conchoecia pseudodiscophora, which are believed to use coelenterazine and a coelenterazine luciferase rather than vargulin.^[2]

^ "Halocyprididae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^ Oba, Yuichi (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. S2CID 9418751.

[GBIF-1] "Halocyprididae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[2] Oba, Yuichi (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. S2CID 9418751.

[1]

[2]