Global InformationGigantocypris information
| Gigantocypris | |
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| Preserved specimens at Oxford University Museum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Subphylum: | Crustacea
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| Class: | Ostracoda
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| Order: | Myodocopida
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| Family: | Cypridinidae
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| Genus: | Gigantocypris Skogsberg, 1920 [1]
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Gigantocypris, sometimes known as giant ostracod[2] or giant seed shrimp,[3] is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in family Cypridinidae,[1] and among the most well-known members of the class Ostracoda (together with Vargula hilgendorfii).[4] Its members are extremely large for ostracods, measuring up to 3.2 cm (1.3 in) across,[5] have a globular shape, are typically semi-transparent orange or reddish, and have a large pair of mirror-like eyes that are used to locate their small animal prey.[6][7] They are found worldwide in dark, deep and cold oceans.[8]
- ^ a b "Gigantocypris Skogsberg, 1920". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ "Creature Feature: Giant Ostracod". twilightzone.whoi.edu. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Fenolio, D. (2016). Life in the Dark: Illuminating Biodiversity in the Shadowy Haunts of Planet Earth. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-1421418636.
- ^ Todd Oakley (July 24, 2008). "Ostra-blog 1 – Gigantocypris". Evolutionary Novelties.
- ^ Deevey, G.B. (1968). Pelagic Ostracods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: Description of Species Seasonal and Vertical Distribution. Vol. 26. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. p. 12.
- ^ Angel, M.V. "Genus Gigantocypris". Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Davenport, J. (1990). "Observations on swimming, posture and buoyancy in the giant oceanic ostracods, Gigantocypris mulleri and Macrocypridina castanea". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 70 (1): 43–55. doi:10.1017/S0025315400034184.
- ^ MacDonald, A.G. (1975). Physical Aspects of Deep Sea Biology. Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-0-521-20397-5.