Pseudodiaptomus inopinus [Pseudodiaptomus inopinus]
Description
Pseudodiaptomus inopinus is a marine copepod that was first discovered in the San Francisco Bay. It is known to inhabit estuarine ecosystems and can tolerate a wide range of salinity levels. This species is often found in the water column and exhibits a diel vertical migration behavior.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
|
| Order |
Calanoida
Calanoida
|
| Family |
Centropagidae
Centropagidae
|
| Genus |
Pseudodiaptomus
Pseudodiaptomus
|