Biology:Rhincalanus gigas

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Rhincalanus gigas
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Rhincalanidae
Genus: Rhincalanus
Species:
R. gigas
Binomial name
Rhincalanus gigas
Brady, 1883

Rhincalanus gigas is a large Antarctic copepod.

Description

Rhincalanus gigas is a large copepod, with the female ranging in size from about 6.5 to 9.3 millimetres (0.26 to 0.37 in), and the male usually being between about 6.9 and 7.2 millimetres (0.27 and 0.28 in).[1]

Distribution

Rhincalanus gigas is found off of Antarctica,[2] in addition to records off of South America, the Indian Ocean, and surrounding waters.[3]

References

  1. Davies, C. H.; Slotwinski, A. S. (2012). "Rhincalanus gigas". http://www.imas.utas.edu.au/zooplankton/image-key/copepoda/calanoida/rhincalanidae/rhincalanus-gigas. 
  2. Hagen, Wilhelm; Schnack-Schiel, Sigrid B. (1996). "Seasonal lipid dynamics in dominant Antarctic copepods: Energy for overwintering or reproduction?". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 43 (2): 139–158. doi:10.1016/0967-0637(96)00001-5. ISSN 0967-0637. 
  3. "Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Marine Planktonic Copepods". Sorbonne Université, CNRS. 2018. https://copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr/en/fichesp.php?sp=706. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6554316 entry