Vargula
Sign in to saveVargula is a genus in the Cypridinidae. The genus contains bioluminescent species. Vargula hilgendorfii (formerly Cypridina hilgendorfii), native to Japan, is likely the best-studied Vargula. Some species currently within Vargula (e.g. Vargula tsujii) may be split into their own genus.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassOstracoda
- OrderMyodocopida
- FamilyCypridinidae
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Vargula is a genus in the Cypridinidae. The genus contains bioluminescent species. Vargula hilgendorfii (formerly Cypridina hilgendorfii), native to Japan, is likely the best-studied Vargula. Some species currently within Vargula (e.g. Vargula tsujii) may be split into their own genus.
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bioluminescence
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World Register of Marine Species
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Pancrustacea
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