Temora turbinata
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Temora turbinata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Hexanauplia |
Subclass: | Copepoda |
Order: | Calanoida |
Family: | Temoridae |
Genus: | Temora |
Species: | T. turbinata
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Binomial name | |
Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849)
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Temora turbinata is a copepod in the Temoridae family. It is an epipelagic species,[2] having been recorded in coastal waters around the world.[3] It was first described in 1849 by American scientist James Dwight Dana.
Description
The female measures between 0.9 mm to 1.6 mm in length, while the male ranges between 1.3 and 1.5 mm.[1]
The cephalosome is shield-like and short, being only up to twice as long as the urosome. One of the male's antennae is geniculated. The female urosome has three segments.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "T. turbinata - Catálogo de Zooplâncton da Bacia de Campos" [Zooplankton Catalogue of the Campos Basin] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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