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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Metridinidae |
| Genus: | Gaussia |
| Species: | G. princeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaussia princeps (T. Scott, 1894)
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Gaussia princeps is used in the production of luciferase.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/black-prince-copepod
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:1972JEMBE...8...53B. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(72)90056-1.
- ^ "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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