Gaussia is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a "characteristic genus of the mesopelagial", occurring at depths of . 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 References External links Calanoida Bioluminescent copepods Copepod genera