Calanus finmarchicus

Calanus finmarchicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Calanidae
Genus: Calanus
Species:
C. finmarchicus
Binomial name
Calanus finmarchicus
(Gunnerus, 1770)
Synonyms
List
  • Calanus arietis Templeton, 1836
  • Calanus borealis Lubbock, 1854
  • Calanus elegans Lubbock, 1854
  • Calanus mundus Dana, 1849
  • Calanus perspicax Dana, 1852
  • Calanus quinqueannulatus Krøyer, 1842
  • Calanus recticornis Dana, 1849
  • Calanus sanguineus Dana, 1849
  • Calanus septentrionalis (Goodsir, 1843)
  • Calanus spitzbergensis Krøyer, 1843
  • Cetochilus finmarchicus (Gunner, 1765)
  • Cetochilus septentrionalis Goodsir, 1843
  • Cyclops finmarchicus Müller O.F., 1776
  • Monoculus finmarchicus Gunner, 1765

Calanus finmarchicus is a species of copepod and a component of the zooplankton, which is found in enormous amounts in the northern Atlantic Ocean.