Halocyprididae


Halocypridae is a family of ostracods in the order Halocyprida. Some members are bioluminescent, such as Conchoecia pseudodiscophora, and are believed to use coelenterazine and a coelenterazine luciferase, rather than vargulin.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Halocyprididae:
  • Alacia
  • Archiconchoecemma
  • Archiconchoecerra
  • Archiconchoecetta
  • Archiconchoecia
  • Archiconchoecilla
  • Archiconchoecinna
  • Archiconchoecissa
  • Austrinoecia
  • Bathyconchoecetta
  • Bathyconchoecia
  • Boroecia
  • Chavturia
  • Clausoecia
  • Conchoecetta
  • Conchoecia
  • Conchoecilla
  • Conchoecissa
  • Deeveyoecia
  • Discoconchoecia
  • Euconchoecia
  • Fellia
  • Gaussicia
  • Halocypretta
  • Halocypria
  • Halocypris
  • Hyalocoecia
  • Juryoecia
  • Kyrtoecia
  • Lophuroecia
  • Loricoecia
  • Macrochoecilla
  • Macroconchoecia
  • Mamilloecia
  • Metaconchoecia
  • Mikroconchoecia
  • Muelleroecia
  • Mollicia
  • Nasoecia
  • Obtusoecia
  • Orthoconchoecia
  • Paraconchoecia
  • Paramollicia
  • Parthenoecia
  • Parvidentoecia
  • Platyconchoecia
  • Porroecia
  • Proceroecia
  • Pseudoconchoecia
  • Rotundoecia
  • Schornikovoecia
  • Scottoecia
  • Septemoecia
  • ''Vityazoecia''