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Calanus australis	Nannocalanus minor

Taxonomy

• Largest taxonomic family of calanoid copepods.

• Large, up to 3 mm.

• Body elongate-oval shaped.
• Abdomen moderately long.
• Long antennules.

• Epipelagic (0-500 m) or mesopelagic (500-1000 m).
• Coastal and oceanic.