Temora kerguelensis

Temora kerguelensis is a marine copepod in the Temoridae family. It was first described in 1911 by English oceanographer Richard Norris Wolfenden.[1] The adult specimen measures around 2 mm. It has been recorded in sub-Antarctic waters of the southern Indian Ocean near Kerguelen Islands.[2]

Temora kerguelensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Temoridae
Genus: Temora
Species:
T. kerguelensis
Binomial name
Temora kerguelensis
(Wolfenden, 1911)

References

  1. "Temora kerguelensis (Wolfenden, 1911)". WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. Razouls C.; Desreumaux N.; Kouwenberg J.; de Bovée F. (2005–2021). "Temora kerguelensis Wolfenden, 1911". Biodiversity of Marine Planktonic Copepods (morphology, geographical distribution and biological data). Sorbonne University, CNRS. Retrieved 24 May 2021.


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