Metacalanus Cleve 1901

Metacalanus is a genus of copepods in the family Arietellidae. Individuals can grow to 0.88 mm.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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0.88 mm
carbon biomass
- URI: http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00001143
- Definition: The amount of carbon present in biomass
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1.94 µg
dry body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassDry
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4.2 µg
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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South China Sea
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1567570
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Metacalanus Cleve 1901. View this species on GBIF