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accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
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Crustacea Maxillopoda Copepodi planctonici marini: Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Harpacticoida, Mormonilloida, Poecilostomatoida, Siphonostomatoida. [Crustacea Maxillopoda Marine planktonic copepods: Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Harpacticoida, Mormonilloida, Poecilostomatoida, Siphonostomatoida.]
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Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin.
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Inter-species comparison of the copepodite stage morphology, vertical distribution, and seasonal population structure of five sympatric mesopelagic aetideid copepods in the western Arctic Ocean.
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Body length, dry and ash-free dry weights, and developmental changes at each copepodid stage in five sympatric mesopelagic aetideid copepods in the western Arctic Ocean.
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Gaidius tenuispinus from Sars, G.O. 1900
Chiridius tenuispinus from Sars, G.O. 1902
Distribution for Gaidius tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Gaidius tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 18
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North East Pacific
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Arctic Ocean
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Canada Basin
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Nansen Basin
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Amundsen Basin
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Storfjordrenna
Distribution for Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Makarov Ridge
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 237965
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104075
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104075
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 male
Specification Context: Sex female
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Dimension prosome length
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1906