Xanthocalanus Giesbrecht 1893

Xanthocalanus is a genus of copepods in the family Phaennidae. Individuals can grow to 5.80 mm.

EOL has data for 15 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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1.86 mm
carbon biomass
- URI: http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00001143
- Definition: The amount of carbon present in biomass
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214 µg
dry body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassDry
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464 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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Southern Ocean
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4036776
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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sea
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000016
- Definition: A large expanse of saline water usually connected with an ocean.
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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4791 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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-0.248 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Xanthocalanus Giesbrecht 1893. View this species on GBIF

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Xanthocalanus includes 49 children: