Gaussia_princeps_(crustacean)

<i>Gaussia princeps <span style="font-style:normal;">(crustacean)</span></i>

Gaussia princeps (crustacean)

Species of crustacean

Not to be confused with Gaussia princeps (plant).

The black prince copepod[2] (Gaussia princeps) is a mesopelagic copepod found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide.[3] They have been known to display bioluminescence.[4]

Quick Facts Gaussia princeps, Scientific classification ...

Gaussia princeps is used in the production of luciferase.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    J. Kouwenberg & G. Boxshall (2009). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Gaussia princeps (Scott T., 1894)". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  2. [2]
    https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/black-prince-copepod
  3. [3]
    Eduardo Suárez-Morales (2007). "The mesopelagic copepod Gaussia princeps (Scott) (Calanoida: Metridinidae) from the Western Caribbean with notes on integumental pore patterns" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1621: 33–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1621.1.3.
  4. [4]
    A. Barnes & J. F. Case (1972). "Bioluminescence in the mesopelagic copepod, Gaussia princeps (T. Scott)". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 8 (1): 53–71. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(72)90056-1.
  5. [5]
    "BioLux Gaussia Luciferase Assay Kit (E3300), Reporter Systems, NEB". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.


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