Calanoid Copepods from Midwater Trawls in the North Pacific along 160°E

Ninety-nine species of calanoid copepods were identified from 29 midwater-trawl samples taken at 10 stations in the subarctic, transitional, and subtropical regions of the North Pacific. Fourteen species are discussed, including the previously unknown male of Gaidius pungens and three species in the...

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Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Author: Morris, Byron
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f70-257
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f70-257
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Summary:Ninety-nine species of calanoid copepods were identified from 29 midwater-trawl samples taken at 10 stations in the subarctic, transitional, and subtropical regions of the North Pacific. Fourteen species are discussed, including the previously unknown male of Gaidius pungens and three species in the Scottocalanus helenae group. There are nine new records of species from the study area.