Family PARACALANIDAE 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.
- Paracalanidae Giesbrecht, 1893.
Type genus:
Paracalanus Boeck, 1865.
Introduction
Species of the family Paracalanidae are generally small, varying from 0.5 to 1.5 mm. Paracalanids are entirely marine, and can be found in temperate and tropical coastal and open oceanic waters, usually occurring in near-surface waters. There are six recognised genera, with over 70 species. Additionally, there is one genus inquirendum. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 151) 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) |
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| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |