Copilia
Copilia vitrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Maxillopoda
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Poecilostomatoida
Family:
Sapphirinidae
Genus:
Copilia

Dana, 1849
Species

See text

Copilia is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.[1]

Species

The genus Copilia contains the following species:[2]

  • Copilia asiaticus (F. Dahl, 1894)
  • Copilia atlantica Lubbock, 1856
  • Copilia brucii Thompson, 1888
  • Copilia denticulata Claus, 1863
  • Copilia elliptica Giesbrecht, 1891
  • Copilia fultoni T. Scott, 1894
  • Copilia hendorffi F. Dahl, 1894
  • Copilia lata Giesbrecht, 1891
  • Copilia longistylis Mori, 1933
  • Copilia mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
  • Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1852
  • Copilia nicaeensis Leuckart, 1859
  • Copilia oblonga Giesbrecht, 1891
  • Copilia pellucida (Haeckel, 1864)
  • Copilia quadrata Dana, 1849
  • Copilia recta Giesbrecht, 1891
  • Copilia vitrea (Haeckel, 1864)

References

  1. ↑ R. L. Gregory, H. E. Ross & N. Moray (1964). "The curious eye of Copilia" (PDF). Nature. 201 (4925): 1166–1168. doi:10.1038/2011166a0. PMID 14151358.
  2. ↑ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Copilia Dana, 1849". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
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