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Family: Paracalanidae



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38 species (see list below)
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Acrocalanus andersoni
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Acrocalanus gibber
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Acrocalanus gracilis
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Acrocalanus inermis
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Acrocalanus longicornis
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Acrocalanus monachus
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Andronovius nudus
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Andronovius sewelli
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Bestiolina amoyensis
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Bestiolina arabica
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Calocalanus contractus
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Calocalanus elegans
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Calocalanus gracilis
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Calocalanus namibiensis
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Calocalanus neptunus
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Calocalanus ovalis
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Calocalanus pavo
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Calocalanus pavoninus
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Calocalanus plumulosus
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Calocalanus pseudocontractus
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Calocalanus styliremis
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Calocalanus tenuis
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Ischnocalanus gracilis
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Ischnocalanus plumulosus
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Paracalanus aculeatus
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Paracalanus crassirostris
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Paracalanus denudatus
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Paracalanus gracilis
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Paracalanus indicus
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Paracalanus nanus
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Paracalanus orientalis
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Paracalanus parvus
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Paracalanus pygmaeus
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Paracalanus quasimodo
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Paracalanus serrulus
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Paracalanus tropicus
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Parvocalanus crassirostris
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Parvocalanus elegans
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acrocalanus andersoni Northwest Pacific 1958
Acrocalanus gibber Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Acrocalanus gracilis Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Acrocalanus inermis Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Acrocalanus longicornis Indo-West Pacific 1888
Acrocalanus monachus Northwest Pacific 1888
Andronovius nudus Northwest Pacific 1929
Andronovius sewelli Northwest Pacific 1982
Bestiolina amoyensis Northwest Pacific 1984
Bestiolina arabica Western Indian Ocean 2007
Calocalanus contractus Northwest Pacific 1926
Calocalanus elegans Northwest Pacific 1965
Calocalanus gracilis Northwest Pacific 1956
Calocalanus namibiensis Southwest Pacific and Sou 1973
Calocalanus neptunus Southwest Pacific and Atl 1965
Calocalanus ovalis Southwest Pacific and Atl 1965
Calocalanus pavo Northwest Pacific 1852
Calocalanus pavoninus Northwest Pacific 1936
Calocalanus plumulosus Indo-West Pacific
Calocalanus pseudocontractus Indo-West Pacific 1958
Calocalanus styliremis Northwest Pacific 1888
Calocalanus tenuis North Atlantic. 1926
Ischnocalanus gracilis North Atlantic. 1956
Ischnocalanus plumulosus North Atlantic. 1863
Paracalanus aculeatus Indo-West Pacific and Wes 1888
Paracalanus crassirostris Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Paracalanus denudatus Western Indian Ocean 1929
Paracalanus gracilis Northwest Pacific 1965
Paracalanus indicus Western Indian Ocean 1905
Paracalanus nanus Northwest Pacific 1907
Paracalanus orientalis Northwest Pacific 2022
Paracalanus parvus Indo-Pacific and Northeas 1863
Paracalanus pygmaeus Atlantic, Indian and Paci 1863
Paracalanus quasimodo Atlantic Ocean. 1971
Paracalanus serrulus Northwest Pacific 1963
Paracalanus tropicus Western Indian Ocean 1977
Parvocalanus crassirostris Indo-West Pacific 1894
Parvocalanus elegans Indo-West Pacific 1972



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