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Oithona atlantica
Rosendorn 1917
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropoda |
| Subphylum |
Crustacea |
| Class |
Maxillopoda |
| Subclass |
Copepoda |
| Order |
Cyclopoida |
| Family |
Oithonidae |
| Genus |
Oithona |
Size
- Male: 0.82 mm.
- Female: 1.00-1.43 mm.
Distinguishing characteristics
- Slender, tapered body.
- Pointed rostrum
Distribution
- Inshore coastal (Nyan Taw 1978).
- South-eastern Australian waters (Dakin and Colefax 1933), off Kaikoura, New Zealand (Bradford 1972).
- First described in Tasmanian waters in 1975 (Nyan Taw)
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