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Gaussia (copepod)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Metridinidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Copepod

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Calanoida

Similar
  
Copepod, Calanoida, Gaussia princeps, Calocalanus, Undinula vulgaris

Gaussia is a genus of copepods. It is a "characteristic genus of the mesopelagial", occurring at depths of 0–3,000 metres (0–9,843 ft). The genus Gaussia contains the following species:

  • Gaussia asymmetrica T. K. S. Björnberg & Campaner, 1988
  • Gaussia gadusae Sarkar, 2004
  • Gaussia intermedia Defaye, 1998
  • Gaussia melanotica Wolfenden, 1905
  • Gaussia princeps (T. Scott, 1894) (type species)
  • Gaussia sewelli Saraswathy, 1973

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    Gaussia (copepod) Wikipedia
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