Candacia worthingtoni is a species of copepod in the order Calanoida first described by George Grice in 1981 under the basionym Paracandacia worthingtoni.[1] The species is named for the scientist emeritus Valentine Worthington, as a tribute to his contributions to the field of physical oceanography.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Candaciidae |
| Genus: | Candacia |
| Species: | C. worthingtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Candacia worthingtoni (Grice, 1981)
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References edit
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Candacia worthingtoni (Grice, 1981)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Grice, George (1981). "Paracandacia worthingtoni, a new species of calanoid copepoda from the Pacific Ocean". Bulletin of Plankton Society of Japan. 28 (2): 165–168 – via AGRIS.
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