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 Conchoecia belgicae Conchoecia giesbrechti Conchoecia glandulosa Conchoecia hettacra Conchoecia indica Conchoecia isocheira Conchoecia kyrtophora Conchoecia leptothrix Conchoecia magna Conchoecia rudyakovi Conchoecia sculpta Conchoecia subarcuata Conchoecia teretivalvata
See also List of prehistoric ostracod genera
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