Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
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aphia ID: 104635
scientific name ID: 104635
scientific name ID: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104635
scientific name: Metridia princeps
authorship: Giesbrecht, 1889
scientific name authorship: Giesbrecht, 1889
full scientific name: Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
scientific name: Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
bibliographic citation: Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104635 on 2026-02-25
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has status: accepted
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taxon rank: Species
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/88636
source: XII. Additions to the copepod fauna of the San Diego region.
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/152430
source: Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1330
source: Bathypelagic calanoid copepods of the western Indian Ocean.
source: Distribution and structure of luminous cells in four marine copepods.
source: Female genital structures of Metridinidae (Copepoda: Calanoida).
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/78707
source: ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda
source: The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda.
source: New and rare Metridia from Antarctic and Subantarctic waters (Copepoda, Calanoida: Metridinidae).
source: The Copepoda of Indian Seas. Calanoida.
source: The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account IX. Families Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Metridiidae and Lucicutiidae.
source: Pelagic Copepoda. Part II. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Phaennidae up to and including Acartiidae, containing the description of a new species of Aetideidae.
source: Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin.
source: Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico.
source: Calanoid copepods of the Arabian Sea region.
source: The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts.
source: A trait database for marine copepods.
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/353454
denotes: Taxon
  type: Concept
  has accepted name: Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
  has habitat: marine
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  is subject of: Metridia princeps
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - European waters (ERMS scope)
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - Gulf of Mexico
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - Gulf of Maine
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - FAO fishing area 18
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - FAO fishing area 67
  has distribution: Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - North East Pacific
  has additional description: Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
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accepted
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type: Status
definition: Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
taxonomic status: accepted
nomenclatural status: valid

Species
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type: Rank

https://aphia.org/id/source/88636
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
title: Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]
bibliographic citation: Giesbrecht, W. (1889). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti. (4)5 sem. 1:811-815; sem. 2:24-29.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1889

XII. Additions to the copepod fauna of the San Diego region.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Esterly, C.O. (1906). XII. Additions to the copepod fauna of the San Diego region. University of California Publications in Zoology. 3(5):53-92, pls. 9-14. (10-xii-1906).
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1906

https://aphia.org/id/source/152430
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Wilson, C. B. (1936). Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda . Zoologica Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society , New York, 21(7): 89-93
source: p.203698
date published: 1936

https://aphia.org/id/source/1330
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/61260
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 2001

Bathypelagic calanoid copepods of the western Indian Ocean.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Grice, G.D. & K. Hulsemann. (1967). Bathypelagic calanoid copepods of the western Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 122(3583):1-67, figs. 1-319.
source: si.00963801.122-3583.1
date published: 1967

Distribution and structure of luminous cells in four marine copepods.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Bannister, N.J. & P.J. Herring. (1989). Distribution and structure of luminous cells in four marine copepods. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 69(3):523-533, figs. 1-5. (viii.1989)
source: s0025315400030939
date published: 1989

Female genital structures of Metridinidae (Copepoda: Calanoida).
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Cuoc, C., D. Defaye, M. Brunet, R. Notonier & J. Mazza. (1997). Female genital structures of Metridinidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). Marine Biology. 129(4): 651-665.
source: s002270050208
date published: 1997

https://aphia.org/id/source/78707
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
title: The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Calanoid Copepoda: Bathypontiidae, Arietellidae, Augaptilidae, Heterorhabdidae, Lucicutiidae, Metrodinidae, Phyllopodidae, Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae, Sulcanidae, Acartiidae, Tortanidae.
bibliographic citation: Bradford-Grieve, J.M. (1999). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Calanoid Copepoda: Bathypontiidae, Arietellidae, Augaptilidae, Heterorhabdidae, Lucicutiidae, Metrodinidae, Phyllopodidae, Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae, Sulcanidae, Acartiid National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Biodiversity Memoir, Wellington 111:1-268.
date published: 1999

ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32.

The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden. 29:1-323, pls. 1-69.
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1909

New and rare Metridia from Antarctic and Subantarctic waters (Copepoda, Calanoida: Metridinidae).
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Markhaseva, E.L. (2001). New and rare Metridia from Antarctic and Subantarctic waters (Copepoda, Calanoida: Metridinidae). Zoosystematica Rossica 9(1):43-75.
date published: 2001

The Copepoda of Indian Seas. Calanoida.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Sewell, R.B.S. (1932). The Copepoda of Indian Seas. Calanoida. Memoirs of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 10:223-407, figs. 82-131, pls. 1-6. (xii-1929, v-1932).
date published: 1932

The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account IX. Families Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Metridiidae and Lucicutiidae.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Tanaka, O. (1963). The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account IX. Families Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Metridiidae and Lucicutiidae. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 11(1):7-55, figs. 152-174. (20-vii-1963)
source: https://www.doi.org/10.5134/175327
date published: 1963

Pelagic Copepoda. Part II. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Phaennidae up to and including Acartiidae, containing the description of a new species of Aetideidae.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Vervoort, W. (1965). Pelagic Copepoda. Part II. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Phaennidae up to and including Acartiidae, containing the description of a new species of Aetideidae. Atlantide Report, Danish Expedition to Coasts of Tropical West Africa 1945-1946 8:9-216.
date published: 1965

Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.).
date published: 2010

Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp. Chapter pagination: 841-869.
date published: 2009

Calanoid copepods of the Arabian Sea region.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Prusova, I.Y., S.L. Smith & E. Popova. 2012. Calanoid copepods of the Arabian Sea region. Sultan Qaboos University, Academic Publication Board, Muscat, Oman 240 pp., 240 figs. (2011).
date published: 2012

The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41.
source: si.03629236.158.i
date published: 1932

A trait database for marine copepods.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
source: essd-9-99-2017
date published: 2017

Metridia princeps
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description: Sars, G.O. (1924). Copépodes particulièrement bathypélagiques provenant des campagnes scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. 69(1924-1925):pls. 1-127
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Metridia princeps
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Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - European waters (ERMS scope)
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source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1330

Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
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source: Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin.

Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - Gulf of Mexico
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Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - Gulf of Maine
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Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
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Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - FAO fishing area 18
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Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - FAO fishing area 67
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Distribution for Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 - North East Pacific
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is additional description of: Taxon
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  is denoted by: Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
has value: 8.1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit mm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type minimum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
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is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
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has value: 8.1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit mm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
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is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
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has value: 8.5

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
type: TaxonDescription
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has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
has value: 8.5

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit mm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex male
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
has value: 8.5

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
type: TaxonDescription
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has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
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has value: 8.5

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
type: TaxonDescription
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has extra specification: Specification Context: Type minimum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889
has value: 8.5

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104635
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit mm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type maximum
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
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is additional description of: Taxon
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Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
type: TaxonDescription
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is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
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Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Structure Solid
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Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 8455
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 8455
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type mean
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 8455
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 8455
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex male
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type minimum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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Specification Context: Unit mm
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Specification Context: Type maximum
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Specification Context: Dimension length
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
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Specification Context: Sex female
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