Subeucalanus subcrassus [Subeucalanus subcrassus]
Description
Subeucalanus subcrassus is a marine copepod species found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. The species has a robust and elongated body with a broad head. They are predominantly pelagic, residing in the upper layers of the ocean, and feed on phytoplankton and small zooplankton.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
|
| Order |
Calanoida
Calanoida
|
| Family |
Eucalanidae
Eucalanidae
|
| Genus |
Subeucalanus
Subeucalanus
|