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Calanoida

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Calanoida is an order of copepods, a kind of zooplankton. [1]

39 relations: Acartiidae, Algae, Animal, Antenna (biology), Arthropod, Augaptilidae, Baleen whale, Bowhead whale, Calanidae, Calocalanus, Centropagidae, Copepod, Crustacean, Diaptomidae, Diaptomus, Elsevier, Family (biology), Fin whale, Fresh water, Georg Ossian Sars, Incertae sedis, Larva, Maxillopoda, Metridinidae, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Order (biology), Paracalanidae, PDF, Phaennidae, Phytoplankton, Plankton, Pontellidae, Pseudocyclopiidae, Right whale, Sei whale, Temoridae, Tortanidae, Trophic level, Zooplankton.

Acartiidae

Acartiidae is a family of calanoid copepods distinguishable by the rostral margin not being extended.

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Algae

Algae (singular alga) is an informal term for a large, diverse group of photosynthetic organisms that are not necessarily closely related, and is thus polyphyletic.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Antenna (biology)

Antennae (singular: antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers," are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Augaptilidae

Augaptilidae is a family of copepods, comprising the following genera.

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Baleen whale

Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), known earlier as whalebone whales, form a parvorder of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises).

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Bowhead whale

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a species of the family Balaenidae, in suborder Mysticeti, and genus Balaena, which once included the right whale.

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Calanidae

Calanidae is the largest taxonomic family of calanoid copepods.

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Calocalanus

Calocalanus is a genus of copepods, the only genus in the family Calocalanidae.

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Centropagidae

Centropagidae is a family of copepods.

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Copepod

Copepods (meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans (Crustacea) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles.

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Diaptomidae

Diaptomidae is a family of freshwater pelagic copepods.

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Diaptomus

Diaptomus is a genus of copepods with a single eye spot.

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Elsevier

Elsevier is an information and analytics company and one of the world's major providers of scientific, technical, and medical information.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Fin whale

The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as finback whale or common rorqual and formerly known as herring whale or razorback whale, is a marine mammal belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales.

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Fresh water

Fresh water (or freshwater) is any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water.

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Georg Ossian Sars

Prof Georg Ossian Sars HFRSE (20 April 1837 – 9 April 1927) was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist.

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Incertae sedis

Incertae sedis (Latin for "of uncertain placement") is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Maxillopoda

Maxillopoda is a diverse class of crustaceans including barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals.

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Metridinidae

Metridinidae is a family of copepods, comprising three genera – Gaussia, Metridia and Pleuromamma.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States.

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Order (biology)

In biological classification, the order (ordo) is.

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Paracalanidae

Paracalanidae is a family of copepods.

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PDF

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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Phaennidae

Phaennidae is a family of planktonic copepods, found in pelagic or benthopelagic waters.

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Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of oceans, seas and freshwater basin ecosystems.

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Plankton

Plankton (singular plankter) are the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current.

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Pontellidae

Pontellidae is a copepod family in the order Calanoida, containing the following genera.

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Pseudocyclopiidae

Pseudocyclopiidae is a family of copepods, comprising the following genera.

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Right whale

Right whales or black whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis), the North Pacific right whale (E. japonica) and the Southern right whale (E. australis).

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Sei whale

The sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a baleen whale, the third-largest rorqual after the blue whale and the fin whale.

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Temoridae

Temoridae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera.

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Tortanidae

Tortanidae is a family of copepods within the order Calanoida.

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Trophic level

The trophic level of an organism is the position it occupies in a food chain.

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Zooplankton

Zooplankton are heterotrophic (sometimes detritivorous) plankton.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanoida

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