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Calanus finmarchicus

Calanus finmarchicus

Classification

Family
Calanidae

Calanus finmarchicus is a species of copepod and a component of the zooplankton, which is found in enormous amounts in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Distribution and ecology Calanus finmarchicus is most commonly found in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. It is also found throughout the colder waters of the North Atlantic, especially off the coast of Canada, in the Gulf of Maine, and all the way up to western and northern Svalbard.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 25