Copilia

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Copilia
Copilia vitrea
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Copilia

Dana, 1849
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Copilia is a genus of copepods in the family Sapphirinidae. The eyes in members of this genus have two lenses, arranged like those in a telescope.[1]

Species

The genus Copilia contains the following species:[2]

References

  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.
  2. ^ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Copilia Dana, 1849". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 10, 2011.

External links

  • Media related to Copilia at Wikimedia Commons