Rhincalanus gigas
| Rhincalanus gigas | |
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| Adult Rhincalanus gigas female. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Rhincalanidae |
| Genus: | Rhincalanus |
| Species: | R. gigas
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhincalanus gigas Brady, 1883
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Rhincalanus gigas is a large Antarctic copepod.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]Rhincalanus gigas is found off of Antarctica,[2] in addition to records off of South America, the Indian Ocean, and surrounding waters.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Davies, C. H.; Slotwinski, A. S. (2012). "Rhincalanus gigas". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Razouls C.; de Bovée F.; Kouwenberg J.; Desreumaux N. (2018). "Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Marine Planktonic Copepods". Sorbonne Université, CNRS. Retrieved 30 July 2018.