Enhydrosoma scotti [Enhydrosoma scotti]
Description
Enhydrosoma scotti is a marine copepod species that was first described in 1991. It is found in the Pacific Ocean, in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands. Similar to other Enhydrosoma species, E. scotti is a benthic species. It is distinguished by the unique morphology of its fifth leg, which has a 3-segmented endopod.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Harpacticoida
Harpacticoida
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| Family |
Parastenheliidae
Parastenheliidae
|
| Genus |
Enhydrosoma
Enhydrosoma
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