Scolecithrix danae (Lubbock 1856)

Scolecithrix danae is a species of copepods in the family Scolecitrichidae. They are omnivoredetrivores. Individuals can grow to 2.52 mm. They are broadcast spawners.

URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/omnivoreDetrivore
Definition: An omnivorous animal that usually or preferentially feeds on detritus
Attribution: Benedetti et al 2015

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/broadcastSpawner
Definition: Broadcast spawners scatter their eggs into the water; they spawn numerous small eggs that develop rapidly.
Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology)#Crustaceans

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EOL has data for 24 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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2.52 mm
body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001256
- Definition: The distance from point to point along the longest axis of the body of an organism.
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1.65 mm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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1.8 mm
carbon biomass
- URI: http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00001143
- Definition: The amount of carbon present in biomass
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28.4 µg
diel vertical migration
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/dielVerticalMigration
- Definition: A pattern of movement used by some organisms, such as Copepods, living in the ocean and in lakes. The migration occurs when organisms move up to the epipelagic zone at night and return to the mesopelagic zone of the oceans or to the hypolimnion zone of lakes during the day
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diel_vertical_migration
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no
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/no
- Definition: This statement is false; the answer to this question is no.
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dry body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassDry
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61.7 µg
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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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
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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mesopelagic zone
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000213
- Definition: The zone of an ocean immediately below the photic zone down to a depth where the water temperature is 10degC (the thermocline).
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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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parental care
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060746
- Definition: A reproductive behavior in which a parent cares for and rears offspring.
- Comment: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dph]
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broadcast spawner
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/broadcastSpawner
- Definition: Broadcast spawners scatter their eggs into the water; they spawn numerous small eggs that develop rapidly.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology)#Crustaceans
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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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1.782 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Scolecithrix danae (Lubbock 1856). View this species on GBIF