Temora kerguelensis

Temora kerguelensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Temoridae
Genus:	Temora
Species:	T. kerguelensis
Binomial name
	Temora kerguelensis; (Wolfenden, 1911)

Last updated October 12, 2025

Temora kerguelensis is a marine copepod in the Temoridae family. It was first described in 1911 by English oceanographer Richard Norris Wolfenden.^[1] The adult specimen measures around 2 mm. It has been recorded in sub-Antarctic waters of the southern Indian Ocean near Kerguelen Islands.^[2]

This species was described from 2 male specimens that differ from T. longicornis and T. turbinata , collected from depths shallower than 200 m.^[2]

References

↑ "Temora kerguelensis (Wolfenden, 1911)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
1 2 Razouls C.; Desreumaux N.; Kouwenberg J.; de Bovée F. (2005–2021). "Temora kerguelensis Wolfenden, 1911". Biodiversity of Marine Planktonic Copepods (morphology, geographical distribution and biological data). Sorbonne University, CNRS. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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[worms-1] "Temora kerguelensis (Wolfenden, 1911)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-01-22.

[obs-2] 1 2 Razouls C.; Desreumaux N.; Kouwenberg J.; de Bovée F. (2005–2021). "Temora kerguelensis Wolfenden, 1911". Biodiversity of Marine Planktonic Copepods (morphology, geographical distribution and biological data). Sorbonne University, CNRS. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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