{{Short description|Family of seed shrimps}} {{Distinguish|text=Cyprinidae, a family of fish, nor with Cyprididae, a family of freshwater ostracods}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = CypridinaMediterranea.png | image_caption = ''Cypridina mediterranea'' | taxon = Cypridinidae | authority = Baird, 1850 <ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=84198 |taxon=Cypridinidae Baird, 1850 |accessdate=February 27, 2011}}</ref> | parent_authority=Baird, 1850 }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1038/s41598-020-67209-w | title=Laboratory culture of the California Sea Firefly Vargula tsujii (Ostracoda: Cypridinidae): Developing a model system for the evolution of marine bioluminescence | date=2020 | last1=Goodheart | first1=Jessica A. | last2=Minsky | first2=Geetanjali | last3=Brynjegard-Bialik | first3=Mira N. | last4=Drummond | first4=Michael S. | last5=Munoz | first5=J. David | last6=Fallon | first6=Timothy R. | last7=Schultz | first7=Darrin T. | last8=Weng | first8=Jing-Ke | last9=Torres | first9=Elizabeth | last10=Oakley | first10=Todd H. | journal=Scientific Reports | volume=10 | issue=1 | page=10443 | pmid=32591605 | pmc=7320024 | bibcode=2020NatSR..1010443G }}</ref>
The family contains the following genera:<ref>{{cite WoRMS |author=David Horne |year=2011 |title=Cypridinidae |id=127481 |db=Ostracoda |accessdate=February 27, 2011}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=24em}} *''Amphisiphonostra'' <small>Poulsen, 1962</small> *''Azygocypridina'' <small>Sylvester-Bradley, 1950</small> *''Bathyvargula'' <small>Kornicker, 1968</small> *''Codonocera'' <small>Brady, 1902</small> *''Cypridina'' <small>Milne-Edwards, 1840</small> *''Cypridinodes'' <small>Brady, 1902</small> *''Doloria'' <small>Skogsberg, 1920</small> *''Enewton'' <small>Cohen & Morin, 2010</small> *''Gigantocypris'' <small>Skogsberg, 1920</small> *''Hadacypridina'' <small>Poulsen, 1962</small> *''Isocypridina'' <small>Kornicker, 1975</small> *''Jimmorinia'' <small>Cohen & Kornicker ''in'' Cohen, Kornicker & Iliffe, 2000</small> *''Kornickeria'' <small>Cohen & Morin, 1993</small> *''Lowrya'' <small>Parker, 1998</small> *''Macrocypridina'' <small>Skogsberg, 1920</small> *''Maristella'' <small> Reda et al., 2019</small> *''Melavargula'' <small>Poulsen, 1962</small> *''Metavargula'' <small>Kornicker, 1970</small> *''Monopia'' <small>Poulsen, 1962</small> *''Paracypridina'' <small>Poulsen, 1962</small> *''Paradoloria'' <small>Poulsen, 1962</small> *''Paravargula'' <small>Cohen & Kornicker, 1975</small> *''Photeros'' <small>Cohen & Morin, 2010</small> *''Pseudodoloria'' <small>Kornicker, 1994</small> *''Pterocypridina'' <small>Poulsen, 1962</small> *''Rheina'' <small>Kornicker, 1989</small> *''Rugosidoloria'' <small>Kornicker, 1975</small> *''Sheina'' <small>Harding, 1966</small> *''Siphonostra'' <small>Skogsberg, 1920</small> *''Skogsbergia'' <small>Kornicker, 1974</small> *''Vargula'' <small>Skogsberg, 1920</small> {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Wikispecies-inline|Cypridinidae|Cypridinidae}}
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Category:Myodocopida Category:Ostracod families
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