Neocalanus
Genus of crustaceans
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Neocalanus is a genus of marine copepods.[1] They are a dominant component of the open water ecosystems of the northern Pacific Ocean.[2] Neocalanus are large copepods, reaching body lengths (i.e., prosome length) of more than 8 mm (0.31 in) in Neocalanus plumchrus.[3]
| Neocalanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Calanidae |
| Genus: | Neocalanus Sars, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Neocalanus gracilis (Dana, 1852) | |
Species
There are six species:[1]
- Neocalanus cristatus (Krøyer, 1848)
- Neocalanus flemingeri Miller, 1988
- Neocalanus gracilis (Dana, 1852)
- Neocalanus plumchrus (Marukawa, 1921)
- Neocalanus robustior (Giesbrecht, 1888)
- Neocalanus tonsus (Brady, 1883)
Life cycle
Trophic interactions
Neocalanus are important food items for many predators, such as North Pacific right whale[5] and least auklet.[6]
