''Rhincalanus'' is a genus of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...
s belonging to the monotypic family Rhincalanidae.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Rhincalanus cornutus
''Rhincalanus'' is a genus of copepods belonging to the monotypic family Rhincalanidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Rhincalanus cornutus''
*'' Rhincalanus gigas''
*''Rhincalanus nasutus
''Rhincalanus nasut ...
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Rhincalanus gigas
''Rhincalanus gigas'' is a large Antarctic copepod.
Description
''Rhincalanus gigas'' is a large copepod, with the female ranging in size from about , and the male usually being between about .
Distribution
''Rhincalanus gigas'' is found off of ...
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Rhincalanus nasutus
''Rhincalanus nasutus'' is a copepod in the family Rhincalanidae.
Taxonomy and phylogeny
''Rhincalanus nasutus'' is a species complex, composed of at least two cryptic species: one species consisting of, at the very least, individuals off of P ...
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Rhincalanus rostrifrons
''Rhincalanus'' is a genus of copepods belonging to the monotypic family Rhincalanidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Rhincalanus cornutus''
*'' Rhincalanus gigas''
*''Rhincalanus nasutus
''Rhincalanus nasutu ...
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References
Copepod genera
Calanoida
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