Temora kerguelensis
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| Temora kerguelensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Temoridae |
| Genus: | Temora |
| Species: | T. kerguelensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Temora kerguelensis (Wolfenden, 1911) | |
Temora kerguelensis is a marine copepod in the Temoridae family. It was first described in 1911 by English oceanographer Richard Norris Wolfenden.[1] The adult specimen measures around 2 mm. It has been recorded in sub-Antarctic waters of the southern Indian Ocean near Kerguelen Islands.[2]
This species was described from 2 male specimens that differ from T. longicornis and T. turbinata, collected from depths shallower than 200 m.[2]
