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Farranula gibbula (Giesbrecht, 1891)

Copépodo, Copepod

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Copepoda

Order
Cyclopoida

Family
Corycaeidae

Genus
Farranula

Species
gibbula

Taxon category: Accepted

Synonymised names Corycaeus (Corycella) gibbulus Giesbrecht, 1891 Corycaeus gibbulus Giesbrecht, 1891 (basionym) Corycella brevis Farran, 1911 (basionym) Corycella gibbulus (Giesbrecht, 1891) Farranula brevis (Farran, 1911) Farranula gibbulus (Giesbrecht, 1891)· accepted, alternate representation

Distribution

Distribution: Southeastern zone: San Cristóbal, Española, Floreana

References

Diego F. Figueroa (2021) Environmental forcing on zooplankton distribution in the coastal waters of the Galápagos Islands: spatial and seasonal patterns in the copepod community structure Vol. 661: 49–69, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13617 https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps_oa/m661p049.pdf

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