Calanidae
| Calanidae | |
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| Calanus finmarchicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Calanidae Dana, 1849 |
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Calanidae is the largest taxonomic family of calanoid copepods. It includes the genus Calanus, which may be the most abundant metazoan genus on Earth.
Copepods of the genera Calanus and Neocalanus are ecologically important in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world's oceans.[1]
Genera
[edit]The family contains the following genera:[2]
- Calanoides Brady, 1883
- Calanus Leach, 1816
- Canthocalanus Scott A., 1909
- Cosmocalanus Bradford & Jillett, 1974
- Mesocalanus Bradford & Jillett, 1974
- Metranura Brady, 1915
- Nannocalanus Sars G.O., 1925
- Neocalanus Sars G.O., 1925
- Undinula Scott A., 1909
References
[edit]- ^ Conover, R. J. (1988). "Comparative life histories in the genera Calanus and Neocalanus in high latitudes of the northern hemisphere". Hydrobiologia. 167–168 (1): 127–142. Bibcode:1988HyBio.167..127C. doi:10.1007/BF00026299.
- ^ World of Copepods Database. Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (eds.). "Calanidae Dana, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
External links
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Data related to Calanidae at Wikispecies- Guide to the marine zooplankton of south eastern Australia
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