Oithona

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Oithona similis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Oithonidae
Genus: Oithona
Baird, 1843

Oithona is a planktonic crustacean genus found in marine, brackish, fresh water environments. [1] Oithona has been described as the most ubiquitous and abundant copepod in the world's oceans. [2] It was first described by Baird in 1843 using the species Oithona plumifera as taxon type. [3]

The following species are recognized: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Costello, Mark J.; Bouchet, Philippe; Boxshall, Geoff; Fauchald, Kristian; Gordon, Dennis; Hoeksema, Bert W.; Poore, Gary C. B.; van Soest, Rob W. M.; Stöhr, Sabine (2013-01-09). "Global Coordination and Standardisation in Marine Biodiversity through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and Related Databases". PLOS ONE. 8 (1): e51629. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...851629C. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051629 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   3541386 . PMID   23505408.
  2. ↑ Robins, D. B.; Gallienne, C. P. (2001-12-01). "Is Oithona the most important copepod in the world's oceans?". Journal of Plankton Research. 23 (12): 1421–1432. doi: 10.1093/plankt/23.12.1421 . ISSN   0142-7873.
  3. ↑ Baird, William (1850). The natural history of the British Entomostraca. By W. Baird ... London: The Ray Society. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.1807.
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