Temora kerguelensis
| Temora kerguelensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Temoridae |
| Genus: | Temora |
| Species: | T. kerguelensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Temora kerguelensis (Wolfenden, 1911)
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Temora kerguelensis (Wolfenden, 1911)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ a b Razouls C.; Desreumaux N.; Kouwenberg J.; de Bovée F. (2005–2021). "Temora kerguelensis Wolfenden, 1911". Biodiversity of Marine Planktonic Copepods (morphology, geographical distribution and biological data). Sorbonne University, CNRS. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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