Gaussia (crustacean)
| Gaussia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Metridinidae |
| Genus: | Gaussia Wolfenden, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuromma princeps (T. Scott, 1894) | |
Gaussia is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a "characteristic genus of the mesopelagial", occurring at depths of 0–3,000 metres (0–9,843 ft). The genus Gaussia contains the following species:
- Gaussia asymmetrica T. K. S. Björnberg & Campaner, 1988
- Gaussia gadusae Sarkar, 2004
- Gaussia intermedia Defaye, 1998
- Gaussia melanotica Wolfenden, 1905
- Gaussia princeps (T. Scott, 1894) (type species)
- Gaussia sewelli Saraswathy, 1973