Gaussia (crustacean)

Gaussia is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species. It is a "characteristic genus of the mesopelagial", occurring at depths of 0 - 3000 m. 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