Definition
A genus of luminescent ostracods (seed shrimp) found in deep ocean waters, famous for producing blue bioluminescent light.
Etymology
From Cyprididae family name plus the Latin diminutive-like suffix -ina, used to form specific genus names within the family hierarchy.
Kelly Says
Cypridina creates light through a chemical reaction similar to fireflies, and scientists extracted this bioluminescent protein—called Cypridina luciferin—to create GFP (green fluorescent protein), which won the 2008 Nobel Prize and revolutionized how biologists visualize cells.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሲፕራዲና
si-p-ra-di-na
ARالعربية
سيبريدينا
si-pri-dee-na
BNবাংলা
সাইপ্রিডিনা
sai-pri-di-na
CACatalà
cipriota
si-pri-o-ta
CSČeština
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
DADansk
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
DEDeutsch
Cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-nah
ELΕλληνικά
Κυπρίδινα
ki-pri-dee-na
ESEspañol
cipridina
si-pri-dee-nah
FAفارسی
سیپریدینا
si-pri-dee-na
FISuomi
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
FRFrançais
cypridine
si-pri-deen
HEעברית
ציפרדנה
tsi-fe-ra-nah
HIहिन्दी
साइप्रिडिना
sai-pri-di-na
HUMagyar
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cypridina
si-pri-dee-na
ITItaliano
cypridina
chi-pri-dee-nah
JA日本語
シプリディーナ
shi-pri-dee-na
KO한국어
시프리디나
si-peu-ri-di-na
MSBahasa Melayu
Cypridina
si-pri-dee-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကျပ်ပြူ
kye-p-roo
NLNederlands
Cypridina
si-pri-dee-na
NONorsk
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
PLPolski
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
PTPortuguês
cipridina
si-pri-dee-nah
RORomână
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
RUРусский
ципридина
tsi-pri-dee-na
SVSvenska
cypridina
tsi-pri-dee-na
SWKiswahili
Cypridina
si-pri-dee-na
TAதமிழ்
சைப்பிரிடீனா
sai-pra-ri-dee-na
TEతెలుగు
సైప్రిడినా
sai-pri-di-na
TLTL
Cypridina
si-pri-dee-na
TRTürkçe
cypridina
si-pri-dee-na
UKУкраїнська
ципридина
tsi-pri-dee-na
URاردو
سائپروس
sai-pru-us
VITiếng Việt
Cypridina
si-pri-dee-na
ZH中文
塞浦路斯灯虫
sài pǔ lù sī dēng chóng