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Family EUCHAETIDAE Giesbrecht, 1893


Compiler and date details

15 May 2012 - Genefor Walker-Smith, Museum Victoria

30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.

 

Introduction

Species of the family Euchaetidae are marine, planktonic, medium to large-sized calanoids. They are predatory copepods, and are essential in oceanic zooplankton communities (from epipelagic to bathypelagic). Most species inhabit deeper waters. Two genera, and 75 species are known. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 118) for more details as well as a key to the genera.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
26-Jul-2012 26-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2010 MODIFIED