Vargula tsujii

Vargula tsujii
Vargula tsujii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Ostracoda
Order: Myodocopida
Family: Cypridinidae
Genus: Vargula
Species:
V. tsujii
Binomial name
Vargula tsujii
Kornicker & Baker, 1977

Vargula tsujii is a bioluminescent cypridinid ostracod found in southern California. It feeds on dead and decaying fish and invertebrates. Vargula tsujii is an important prey item of the plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus), as it is the source of luciferin for the bioluminescence seen in the fish.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Goodheart, Jessica A.; Minsky, Geetanjali; Brynjegard-Bialik, Mira N.; Drummond, Michael S.; Munoz, J. David; Fallon, Timothy R.; Schultz, Darrin T.; Weng, Jing-Ke; Torres, Elizabeth; Oakley, Todd H. (2020-06-26). "Laboratory culture of the California Sea Firefly Vargula tsujii (Ostracoda: Cypridinidae): Developing a model system for the evolution of marine bioluminescence" (PDF). Scientific Reports. 10 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67209-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7320024. PMID 32591605. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  2. ^ "Vargula tsujii, Kornicker & Baker, 1977". www.marinespecies.org. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 14, 2020.