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Vargula
Vargula is a genus in the Cypridinidae. The genus contains bioluminescent species. Vargula hilgendorfii (formerly Cypridina hilgendorfii), native to Japan, is likely the most well studied Vargula species. Some species currently within Vargula (e.g. Vargula tsujii) may be split into their own genus.
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Vargula hilgendorfii
speciesVargula hilgendorfii
California sea firefly
speciesVargula tsujii
Vargula americana
speciesVargula americana
Vargula antarctica
speciesVargula antarctica
Vargula arx
speciesVargula arx
Vargula ascensus
speciesVargula ascensus
Vargula biarticulata
speciesVargula biarticulata
Vargula contragula
speciesVargula contragula
Vargula danae
speciesVargula danae
Vargula dentata
speciesVargula dentata
Vargula exuma
speciesVargula exuma
Vargula fugax
speciesVargula fugax
Vargula grex
speciesVargula grex
Vargula hamata
speciesVargula hamata
Vargula hex
speciesVargula hex
Vargula karamu
speciesVargula karamu
Vargula kuna
speciesVargula kuna
Vargula lucidella
speciesVargula lucidella
Vargula lusca
speciesVargula lusca
Vargula magna
speciesVargula magna
Vargula matrix
speciesVargula matrix
Vargula mediterranea
speciesVargula mediterranea
Vargula mizonomma
speciesVargula mizonomma
Vargula norvegica
speciesVargula norvegica
Vargula plicata
speciesVargula plicata
Vargula psydrax
speciesVargula psydrax
Vargula puppis
speciesVargula puppis
Vargula rapax
speciesVargula rapax
Vargula sagax
speciesVargula sagax
Vargula sekiguchii
speciesVargula sekiguchii
Vargula spinosa
speciesVargula spinosa
Vargula spinulosa
speciesVargula spinulosa
Vargula stathme
speciesVargula stathme
Vargula stranx
speciesVargula stranx
Vargula subantarctica
speciesVargula subantarctica
Vargula sutura
speciesVargula sutura
Vargula trifax
speciesVargula trifax
Vargula tubulata
speciesVargula tubulata
Vargula vertex
speciesVargula vertex
Vargula vix
speciesVargula vix
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 635791.