Baird's Scolecithricella [Scolecithricella bairdi]
Description
Baird's Scolecithricella is a species of marine copepod found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species has a distinctive body shape, with a large, bulbous head and a tapering body. They are filter feeders, consuming small particles of organic matter in the water.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
|
| Order |
Calanoida
Calanoida
|
| Family |
Heterorhabdidae
Heterorhabdidae
|
| Genus |
Scolecithricella
Scolecithricella
|