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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Sapphirinidae |
| Genus: | Copilia Dana, 1849 |
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Species
editThe genus Copilia contains the following species:[2]
- Copilia asiaticus (F. Dahl, 1894)
- Copilia atlantica Lubbock, 1856
- Copilia brucii Thompson, 1888
- Copilia denticulata Claus, 1863
- Copilia elliptica Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia fultoni T. Scott, 1894
- Copilia hendorffi F. Dahl, 1894
- Copilia lata Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia longistylis Mori, 1933
- Copilia mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
- Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1852
- Copilia nicaeensis Leuckart, 1859
- Copilia oblonga Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia pellucida (Haeckel, 1864)
- Copilia quadrata Dana, 1849
- Copilia recta Giesbrecht, 1891
- Copilia vitrea (Haeckel, 1864)
References
edit- ^ R. L. Gregory, H. E. Ross & N. Moray (1964). "The curious eye of Copilia" (PDF). Nature. 201 (4925): 1166–1168. Bibcode:1964Natur.201.1166G. doi:10.1038/2011166a0. PMID 14151358.
- ^ 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
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