Calanus hyperboreus Krøyer 1838

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Calanus hyperboreus is a species of copepods in the family Calanidae. They are herbivores. Individuals can grow to 6.879 mm.

URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099
Definition: animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material

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EOL has data for 27 attributes, including:

carbon biomass
- URI: http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00001143
- Definition: The amount of carbon present in biomass
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761 µg
diapause
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DiapauseInitiation
- Definition: Life stage(s) at which diapause can occur. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapause#Initiation)
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copepodid stage 4
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/copepodid4
- Definition: The fourth post-naupliar life stage of a copepod. All copepodid stages are characterised by two pairs of unsegmented swimming appendages, and an unsegmented "hind-body" comprising the thorax and the abdomen. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepodid#Copepoda)
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dry body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassDry
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0.5 mg
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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generation time
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/GenerationTime
- Definition: In population biology, the generation time is a quantity that reflects the average time between two consecutive generations. Reciprocal of Generation Frequency
- Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_time
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4 years
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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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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marine pelagic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000023
- Definition: The marine pelagic biome (pelagic meaning open sea) is that of the marine water column, from the surface to the greatest depths.
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prosome height
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ProsomeHeight
- Definition: Height (dorso-ventral distance) of the prosome of an arthropod. Prosome: anterior region of body, commonly limited behind by major articulation. Collective term for the combined cephalasome and metasome in copepods
- Attribution: http://crustacea.academic.ru/1397/prosome
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2.45 mm
prosome length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ProsomeLength
- Definition: Length of the prosome of an arthropod. Prosome: anterior region of body, commonly limited behind by major articulation. Collective term for the combined cephalasome and metasome in copepods
- Attribution: http://crustacea.academic.ru/1397/prosome
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6.787 mm
prosome width
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ProsomeWidth
- Definition: Width of the prosome of an arthropod. Prosome: anterior region of body, commonly limited behind by major articulation. Collective term for the combined cephalasome and metasome in copepods
- Attribution: http://crustacea.academic.ru/1397/prosome
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1.923 mm
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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feeding current
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/feedingCurrent
- Definition: An organism which obtains food by utilizing a feeding current.
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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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-1.899 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Calanus hyperboreus Krøyer 1838. View this species on GBIF

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