Rank Genus Subclass Copepod | Scientific name Calanus | |
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Similar Calanus finmarchicus, Copepod, Calanoida, Calanus helgolandicus, Acartia |
Calanus
Calanus is a genus of marine copepod in the family Calanidae (Order Calanoida). The genus was split in 1974, with some species being placed in a new genus, Neocalanus. The following species are recognised:
![Calanus Calanus home](https://alchetron.com/cdn/calanus-834495b6-71fa-40e8-8c8e-718b03c13a6-resize-750.jpeg)
![Calanus Figure1gif](https://alchetron.com/cdn/calanus-f4c719b9-cf6a-4994-b872-355799e0142-resize-750.gif)
![Calanus Calanus finmarchicus The Runge Lab University of Maine](https://alchetron.com/cdn/calanus-fc76ef0c-b130-4bf2-89ca-54f4a987636-resize-750.jpeg)
![Calanus The three Arctic Calanus spp C hyperboreus top C glacialis](https://alchetron.com/cdn/calanus-c7fd5ef8-4bfe-4545-98f8-48e256a4789-resize-750.jpg)
References
Calanus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA