Microsetella subantarctica [Microsetella subantarctica]
Description
Microsetella subantarctica is a species of copepod in the family Heterorhabdidae. It is found in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. This species is known for its ability to survive in cold, subantarctic waters. It exhibits typical copepod behavior, being pelagic and showing diel vertical migration.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
|
| Order |
Harpacticoida
Harpacticoida
|
| Family |
Ectinosomatidae
Ectinosomatidae
|
| Genus |
Microsetella
Microsetella
|