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Species Penilia avirostris

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Class Branchiopoda (Branchiopods)

Order Diplostraca

Suborder Cladocera (Water Fleas)

Infraorder Ctenopoda (Ctenopods)

Family Sididae

Genus Penilia

Species avirostris (Penilia avirostris)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Penilia avirostris Dana 1849

Numbers

Only species in the genus Penilia

Size

Female: 0.5-1.2mm

Male: 0.7-0.9mm

Range

Coastal waters of the tropical and subtropical oceans and warm temperate regions.

Habitat

Epipelagic in coastal waters; rare in open ocean.

Food

Filter feeder on bacterio- and phytoplankton

Internet References

WoRMS

Marine Species Identification Portal

Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 19 October, 2015 - 3:14pm
Last updated 17 January, 2016 - 1:58pm

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