Neocalanus plumchrus

Neocalanus plumchrus is a large species of copepod found in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. It was described in 1921 H. by Marukawa. N. flemingeri was formerly considered as conspecific, likely as a form, until it was split in 1988 by Charles B. Miller.

Neocalanus plumchrus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Calanidae
Genus: Neocalanus
Species:
N. plumchrus
Binomial name
Neocalanus plumchrus
(Marukawa, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Calanus plumchrus Marukawa, 1921
  • Calanus tonsus plumchrus Fulton, 1968
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