Calanus

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Calanus
Calanus helgolandicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Calanidae
Genus: Calanus
Leach, 1819
Synonyms   [1]
  • CetochilusRoussel de Vauzeme, 1834
  • DaphiniaRafinesque, 1817
  • DiarthropusBrady, 1918

Calanus is a genus of marine copepod in the family Calanidae (Order Calanoida). The genus was split in 1974, with some species being placed in a new genus, Neocalanus . The following species are recognised: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2022). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Calanus". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved December 27, 2022.