Graceful Pleuromamma [Pleuromamma gracilis]
Description
The Graceful Pleuromamma is a planktonic copepod species found in various parts of the world's oceans. It has a slender, elongated body and is known for its graceful swimming movements. This species is a crucial part of the marine food web, serving as a food source for many fish species. It is also a vertical migrator, swimming to surface waters at night to feed on phytoplankton.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Calanoida
Calanoida
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| Family |
Metridinidae
Metridinidae
|
| Genus |
Pleuromamma
Pleuromamma
|