Stenhelia pubescens [Stenhelia pubescens]
Description
Stenhelia pubescens is a marine species found in the Atlantic Ocean. Its habitat includes sandy bottoms and seagrass meadows. This species is characterized by its small size and pubescent, or hairy, body surface. It has a planktonic lifestyle, feeding on detritus and small organisms in the water column.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Harpacticoida
Harpacticoida
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| Family |
Laophontidae
Laophontidae
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| Genus |
Stenhelia
Stenhelia
|