Gaussia princeps (copepod)

Gaussia princeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Hexanauplia
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

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.
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.
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.
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