Calanidae is the largest taxonomic family of calanoid copepods. It includes the genus Calanus, which may be the most abundant metazoan genus on Earth.
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| Calanus finmarchicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Calanidae Dana, 1849 |
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Copepods of the genera Calanus and Neocalanus are ecologically important in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world's oceans.[1]
Genera edit
The family contains the following genera:[2]
- Calanoides Brady, 1883
- Calanus Leach, 1816
- Canthocalanus Scott A., 1909
- Cosmocalanus Bradford & Jillett, 1974
- Mesocalanus Bradford & Jillett, 1974
- Metranura Brady, 1915
- Nannocalanus Sars G.O., 1925
- Neocalanus Sars G.O., 1925
- Undinula Scott A., 1909
References edit
- ^ Conover, R. J. (1988). "Comparative life histories in the genera Calanus and Neocalanus in high latitudes of the northern hemisphere". Hydrobiologia. 167–168 (1): 127–142. doi:10.1007/BF00026299.
- ^ World of Copepods Database. Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (eds.). "Calanidae Dana, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
External links edit
Data related to Calanidae at Wikispecies- Guide to the marine zooplankton of south eastern Australia
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