Genus of crustaceans
Neocalanus is a genus of marine copepods. They are a dominant component of the open water ecosystems of the northern Pacific Ocean. "Neocalanus" are large copepods, reaching body lengths (i.e., prosome length) of more than in "Neocalanus plumchrus".
Species.
There are six species:
Life cycle.
"Neocalanus flemingeri".
"Neocalanus flemingeri" is predominantly annual, with a significant fraction of biennials in some areas. The largest females reach prosome length of about ; males are smaller.
Trophic interactions.
"Neocalanus" are important food items for many predators, such as North Pacific right whale and least auklet.
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