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''Gigantocypris'' is a genus of ostracod crustacean in family Cypridinidae,〔 and probably the most famous ostracod in the world. Its members are extremely large for ostracods, measuring up to across.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Giant ostracod )〕 The animals are orange–red in light, but live at depths of ,〔 where there is no natural sunlight. Despite this, they are equipped with a pair of large eyes which, rather than using lenses to focus light onto a retina, use parabolic mirrors a few millimetres across.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica )〕 It is thought that ''Gigantocypris'' uses these eyes to find sources of bioluminescence for it to prey on,〔 and it feeds upon copepods and small fish.〔 ==Species== The genus contains six species:〔 *''Gigantocypris agassizii'' G. W. Müller, 1895 *''Gigantocypris australis'' Poulsen, 1962 *''Gigantocypris danae'' Poulsen, 1962 *''Gigantocypris dracontovalis'' Cannon, 1940 *''Gigantocypris muelleri'' Skogsberg, 1920 *''Gigantocypris pellucida'' G. W. Müller, 1895 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gigantocypris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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