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
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Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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Order |
Calanoida
Calanoida
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Family |
Heterorhabdidae
Heterorhabdidae
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Genus |
Scolecithricella
Scolecithricella
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