Gaussia princeps (crustacean)

Not to be confused with Gaussia princeps (plant).

The black prince copepod^[2] (Gaussia princeps) is a mesopelagic copepod found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide.^[3] They have been known to display bioluminescence.^[4]

Gaussia princeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Metridinidae
Genus:	Gaussia
Species:	G. princeps
Binomial name
Gaussia princeps (T. Scott, 1894)
Synonyms [1]
Gaussia scotti (Giesbrecht, 1897) Pleuromma princeps T. Scott, 1894 Pleuromamma princeps (T. Scott, 1894)

Gaussia princeps is used in the production of luciferase.^[5]