Cypridinidae
Introduction '''Cypridinidae''' is a family of ostracods. About half of all known species are bioluminescent. Some use the light only for defence, others also for courtship displays. The lineages with sexually dimorphic bioluminescent displays have more species other lineages, which indicates that  bioluminescent courtship could increase the diversification rates. The family contains the following genera:*''Amphisiphonostra'' Poulsen, 1962*''Azygocypridina'' Sylvester-Bradley, 1950*''Bathyvargula'' Kornicker, 1968*''Codonocera'' Brady, 1902*''Cypridina'' Milne-Edwards, 1840*''Cypridinodes'' Brady, 1902*''Doloria'' Skogsberg, 1920*''Enewton'' Cohen & Morin, 2010*''Gigantocypris'' Skogsberg, 1920*''Hadacypridina'' Poulsen, 1962*''Isocypridina'' Kornicker, 1975*''Jimmorinia'' Cohen & Kornicker ''in'' Cohen, Kornicker & Iliffe, 2000*''Kornickeria'' Cohen & Morin, 1993*''Lowrya'' Parker, 1998*''Macrocypridina'' Skogsberg, 1920*''Maristella''  Reda et al., 2019*''Melavargula'' Poulsen, 1962*''Metavargula'' Kornicker, 1970*''Monopia'' Poulsen, 1962*''Paracypridina'' Poulsen, 1962*''Paradoloria'' Poulsen, 1962*''Paravargula'' Cohen & Kornicker, 1975*''Photeros'' Cohen & Morin, 2010*''Pseudodoloria'' Kornicker, 1994*''Pterocypridina'' Poulsen, 1962*''Rheina'' Kornicker, 1989*''Rugosidoloria'' Kornicker, 1975*''Sheina'' Harding, 1966*''Siphonostra'' Skogsberg, 1920*''Skogsbergia'' Kornicker, 1974*''Vargula'' Skogsberg, 1920
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