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Family Calanidae

Calanus finmarchicus? Calanus finmarchicus?
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Maxillopoda (Maxillopods)
Subclass Copepoda (Copepods)
Order Calanoida (Calanoid copepods)
Family Calanidae
Explanation of Names
Calanidae Dana, 1849
Numbers
9 genera
Dozens of species
Range
Worldwide marine planktonic
Remarks
Some members of the genus Calanus are extremely abundant in the North Atlantic from the Norwegian Sea to the Gulf of Maine.
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