Centropagidae

Centropagidae
Centropages typicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Centropagidae
Giesbrecht, 1893 [1]
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Centropagidae is a family of copepods in the order Calanoida.[2] Its members are particularly known as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America. They are also found on subantarctic islands and in lakes in Antarctica.[3]

  1. ^ "Centropagidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Joel W. Martin; George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 132 pp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  3. ^ G. K. Walker-Smith; K. N. Cook; K. L. Chilton-Lahey (June 30, 2007). "Family CENTROPAGIDAE Giesbrecht, 1892". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2009.