Conchoecia


Conchoecia is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. Conchoecia have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in the Cypridinidae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Conchoecia:
  • Conchoecia angustipilata
  • Conchoecia belgicae
  • Conchoecia giesbrechti
  • Conchoecia glandulosa
  • Conchoecia hettacra
  • Conchoecia indica
  • Conchoecia isocheira
  • Conchoecia kyrtophora
  • Conchoecia leptothrix
  • Conchoecia magna
  • Conchoecia rudyakovi
  • Conchoecia sculpta
  • Conchoecia subarcuata
  • ''Conchoecia teretivalvata''