Copilia

Copilia
Copilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Poecilostomatoida
Family: Sapphirinidae
Genus: Copilia
Dana, 1849

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

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  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. http://www.richardgregory.org/papers/copilia/curious-eye-copilia.pdf. 
  2. ^ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. "Copilia Dana, 1849". In T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128721. Retrieved February 10, 2011. 
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