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accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
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Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report
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The vertical distribution and diurnal migration of copepods at different stations in the Irish Sea. I. Pseudocalanus elongatus (Boeck) and Microcalanus pusillus G.O. Sars.
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Larval stages of marine planktonic copepods of China.
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith
Microcalanus pygmaeus female (left), M. pusillus female (right)
Microcalanus pusillus from Sars, G.O. 1903
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - FAO fishing area 18
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - North East Pacific
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Canada Basin
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Nansen Basin
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Amundsen Basin
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Makarov Ridge
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
Distribution for Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 - North Pacific
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 157675
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104082
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104082
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Sex female
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Sex male
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 25217