Conchoecia

Conchoecia is a genus of ostracods in the subfamily Conchoeciinae.

The genus contains bioluminescent species. Conchoecia have a coelenterazine luciferin based bioluminescent system, unlike the cypridinid luciferin based system found in the Cypridinidae.

Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Conchoecia:


 * Conchoecia angustipilata Chavtur, in Chavtur & Bashmanov, 2018
 * Conchoecia belgicae Müller, 1906
 * Conchoecia giesbrechti Müller, 1906
 * Conchoecia glandulosa Müller, G. W., 1906
 * Conchoecia hettacra Müller, 1906
 * Conchoecia indica Merrylal James, 1972
 * Conchoecia isocheira Müller, G. W., 1906
 * Conchoecia kyrtophora Müller, G. W., 1906
 * Conchoecia leptothrix Müller, 1906
 * Conchoecia magna Claus, 1874
 * Conchoecia rudyakovi Chavtur, in Chavtur & Bashmanov, 2018
 * Conchoecia sculpta Chavtur, in Chavtur & Bashmanov, 2018
 * Conchoecia subarcuata Claus, 1890
 * Conchoecia teretivalvata Iles, 1953