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Labidocera cervi
A calanoid copepod from the Pontellidae family, Labidocera cervi



Image Key > Copepoda > Calanoida > Pontellidae

Pontellidae Kramer 1895

Select from one of the following Species:

Centropages australiensis Pontella novaezelandiae
Labidocera cervi Pontella novaezelandiae

Taxonomy

Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Maxillopoda
Subclass Copepoda
Order Calanoida
Family Pontellidae
Description
  • Head often pointed.
  • Posterior corners of prosome often quite pointed and distinct.
Distribution
  • Epipelagic (0-500 m)
  • Coastal and oceanic.

 

 
 

 
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