Giant ostracod
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Gigantocypris is a genus of ostracod crustacean in the family Cypridinidae. Its members are large, measuring up to 25 millimetres (1.0 in) in diameter. Color is orange, living at a depth of 900 - 1,300 m (3,000 - 4,300 feet), where there is no natural sunlight. A large pair of eyes use parabolic mirrors rather than lenses to focus light onto a retina. Vision may be used to find sources of bioluminescence to locate prey, such as copepods and small fish.
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| subphylum | Crustacea | |
| class | Ostracoda | |
| order | Myodocopida | |
| family | Cypridinidae | |
| genus | Gigantocypris | |
| species | G. agassizii |
