Family EUCALANIDAE Giesbrecht, 1893
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Eucalanidae Giesbrecht, 1893.
Type genus:
Eucalanus Dana, 1853.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [115].
Introduction
Species of the family Eucalanidae are found amongst epipelagic and mesopelagic plankton communities, occurring in both oceanic and neritic waters. There are three genera, and 18 known species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 115) for more details as well as a key to the genera.
ID Keys
For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.