Calanus helgolandicus | |
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Calanus helgolandicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Calanoida |
Family: | Calanidae |
Genus: | Calanus |
Species: | C. helgolandicus
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Binomial name | |
Calanus helgolandicus (Claus, 1863)
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Calanus helgolandicus is a copepod found in the Atlantic, from the North Sea south to the western coast of Africa. The female has an average size of about 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in) and the male has an average size of about 2.7 millimetres (0.11 in).