Calanus
TaxonCalanus
AuthorityLeach, 1819
Synonyms
  • Cetochilus Roussel de Vauzeme, 1834
  • Daphinia Rafinesque, 1817
  • Diarthropus Brady, 1918

Calanus is a genus of marine copepod in the family Calanidae (Order Calanoida). The genus was split in 1974, with some species being placed in a new genus, Neocalanus. The following species are recognised:[1]

References

  1. ^ T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (2022). "Calanus". World Copepoda database. T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 27, 2022.