Catanema immersum [Catanema immersum]
Description
Catanema immersum is a marine species widespread across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. It is well adapted to a range of habitats, from coastal shallows to the deep sea. This species has a unique, immersum body plan that helps it blend with its surroundings, providing protection from predators. It is a filter feeder, drawing in water and filtering out food particles.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Harpacticoida
Harpacticoida
|
| Family |
Parastenheliidae
Parastenheliidae
|
| Genus |
Catanema
Catanema
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