Gaussia (crustacean)

For the genus of palms, see Gaussia (plant).

Gaussia is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species.^[1] It is a "characteristic genus of the mesopelagial", occurring at depths of 0–3,000 metres (0–9,843 ft).^[2] The genus Gaussia contains the following species:^[3]

• 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)^[4][5]
• Gaussia sewelli Saraswathy, 1973

Gaussia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Metridinidae
Genus:	Gaussia Wolfenden, 1905
Type species
Pleuromma princeps (T. Scott, 1894)