Temora turbinata
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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. turbinata
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| Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849)
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Temora turbinata is a copepod in the Temoridae family. It is an epipelagic species,[2] having been recorded in coastal waters around the world.[3] It was first described in 1849 by American scientist James Dwight Dana.
Description
[edit]The female measures between 0.9 mm to 1.6 mm in length, while the male ranges between 1.3 and 1.5 mm.[1]
The cephalosome is shield-like and short, being only up to twice as long as the urosome. One of the male's antennae is geniculated. The female urosome has three segments.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ a b "T. turbinata - Catálogo de Zooplâncton da Bacia de Campos" [Zooplankton Catalogue of the Campos Basin] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849)". Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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