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Oithona atlantica
A cyclopoid copepod, Oithona atlantica
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Image Key > Copepoda > Cyclopoida > Oithonidae

Oithonidae Dana 1853

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Oithona atlantica Oithona tenuis
Oithona atlantica Oithona tenuis

Taxonomy

Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Maxillopoda
Subclass Copepoda
Order Cyclopoida
Family Oithonidae
Description
  • Approximately 47 specifes in this family. Only two species are generally found in south-east Australia.
Distinguishing characteristics
  • Small, long and slender bodies.
Distribution
  • Worldwide.
  • Can be very abundant
Ecology
  • Carnivores.
 

 

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