Biology:Subeucalanus pileatus

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Subeucalanus pileatus
Scientific classification
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Family:
Subeucalanidae
Genus:
Subeucalanus
Species:
S. pileatus
Binomial name
Subeucalanus pileatus
(Giesbrecht, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Eucalanus pileatus Giesbrecht, 1888

Subeucalanus pileatus is a tropical and subtropical copepod.

Description

The female of S. pileatus generally ranges from about 1.8 to 2.5 millimetres (0.071 to 0.098 in) in length, and the male is usually between about 1.7 and 2.3 millimetres (0.067 and 0.091 in) in length.[1]

Distribution

S. pileatus is found around in world in subtropical and tropical waters.[2]

Ecology

Life cycle and reproduction

S. pileatus reproduces continuously, and is active throughout the year.[3] In June and July in the Gulf of Mexico, copepodite stages I through III are found in the layer below the surface with the highest concentrations of chlorophyll a. Adults and copepodite stages IV and V, on the other hand, are uncommon during this time.[4]

References

  1. "Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Marine Planktonic Copepods". Sorbonne Université, CNRS. 2018. https://copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr/en/fichesp.php?sp=714. 
  2. Davies, C. H.; Slotwinski, A. S. (2012). "Subeucalanus pileatus". http://www.imas.utas.edu.au/zooplankton/image-key/copepoda/calanoida/subeucalanidae/subeucalanus-pileatus. 
  3. Kasyi, Josephine (2006). Biology and ecology of the family Eucalanidae in the North Western Indian Ocean (PhD). University of Miami.
  4. Bird, J. L. (1981). Relationships between vertical distributions of zooplankton and phytoplankton on the Texas continental shelf and in laboratory water columns (PhD). University of Texas at Austin.

Wikidata ☰ Q6552637 entry