Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
type: TaxonName
type: Label
aphia ID: 254602
scientific name ID: 254602
scientific name ID: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254602
scientific name: Gaetanus brevispinus
authorship: (Sars G.O., 1900)
scientific name authorship: (Sars G.O., 1900)
full scientific name: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
scientific name: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
bibliographic citation: Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254602 on 2026-03-28
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/632
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3160
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/540
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3104
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3122
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3123
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/536
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3174
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5271
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/8131
is part of: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5816
has status: accepted
is of rank: Species
taxon rank: Species
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/383363
source: Crustacea.
source: Plankton Studies: preliminary notes upon new or interesting species. Part I. Copepoda.
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/120776
source: Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea and the Faröe Channel.
source: Some new and rare Copepoda Calanoida from East Indian seas.
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/152430
source: Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda
source: ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann
source: Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean.
source: Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin.
source: [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
source: 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.
source: 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.
source: A trait database for marine copepods.
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/350047
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/364046
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/426434
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104314
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/364120
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/365682
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/425529
has synonym: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/365047
denotes: Taxon
  type: Concept
  has accepted name: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
  has habitat: marine
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/350047
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/364046
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/426434
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104314
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/364120
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/365682
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/425529
  has synonym name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/365047
  is subject of: Gaidius brevispinus from Sars, G.O. 1900
  is subject of: Gaidius affinis
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905 - European waters (ERMS scope)
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905 - North West Atlantic
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - European waters (ERMS scope)
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North West Atlantic
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Chukchi Sea
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North Pacific
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North East Pacific
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 67
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Cosmopolitan (World Oceans)
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Gulf of Maine
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 18
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 67
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North East Pacific
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Arctic Ocean
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Canada Basin
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Nansen Basin
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Amundsen Basin
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Makarov Ridge
  has distribution: Distribution for Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) - Gulf of Maine
  has additional description: Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
  has additional description: Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
  has additional description: Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104075
  has additional description: Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104075
  has additional description: Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
  has parent: Taxon
    type: Concept
    has accepted name: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104121

accepted
type: Concept
type: Status
definition: Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
taxonomic status: accepted
nomenclatural status: valid

Species
type: Concept
type: Rank

https://aphia.org/id/source/383363
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
title: Liste préliminaire des Calanoides recueillis pendant les campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince Albert de Monaco, avec diagnoses des genres et des espéces nouvelles. (1 re partie). [Preliminary list of Calanoides collected during the campaigns of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, with diagnoses of the genera and new species. (Part 1).]
bibliographic citation: Sars, G.O. (1905). Liste préliminaire des Calanoides recueillis pendant les campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince Albert de Monaco, avec diagnoses des genres et des espéces nouvelles. (1 re partie). [Preliminary list of Calanoides collected during the campaigns of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, with diagnoses of the genera and new species. (Part 1).]. Bulletin du Musée Océanographique de Monaco. 26:1-22. (20-iii-1905).
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1905

Crustacea.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results. 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/233509
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1900

Plankton Studies: preliminary notes upon new or interesting species. Part I. Copepoda.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Wolfenden, R.N. (1905). Plankton Studies: preliminary notes upon new or interesting species. Part 1. Copepoda. Rebman Limited, London & New York. [The original edition was withdrawn by Wolfenden and an amended edition was being circulated. Vide: Farran, G.P., 1939.] :1-24, pls. 1-7. [Part 2, 1906, Copepoda: 25-44, pls. 8-14.]
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1905

https://aphia.org/id/source/120776
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
title: Die marinen Copepoden der Deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. II. Die pelagischen Copepoden der Westwinddrift und des südlichen Eismeers mit Beschreibung mehrerer neuer Arten aus dem Atlantischen Ozean. [The marine copepods of the German South Polar Expedition 1901-1903. II. The pelagic copepods of the Westwind Drift and the Southern Polar Sea with descriptions of several new species from the Atlantic Ocean.]
bibliographic citation: Wolfenden, R.N. (1911). Die marinen Copepoden der Deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. II. Die pelagischen Copepoden der Westwinddrift und des südlichen Eismeers mit Beschreibung mehrerer neuer Arten aus dem Atlantischen Ozean. [The marine copepods of the German South Polar Expedition 1901-1903. II. The pelagic copepods of the Westwind Drift and the Southern Polar Sea with descriptions of several new species from the Atlantic Ocean.]. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. 12(Zoologie 4)(4):181-380, pls. 22-41, figs. 1-82. (iv-1911) [V SIL f QL444 .C7W85].
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1911

Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea and the Faröe Channel.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Wolfenden, R.N. (1904). Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea and the Faröe Channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom n. ser. 7:110-146, fig. 1, pl. 9. (iv-1904)
source: s0025315400072805
is accessible for free: 1
date published: 1904

Some new and rare Copepoda Calanoida from East Indian seas.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Vervoort, W. (1949). Some new and rare Copepoda Calanoida from East Indian seas. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 5:1-53, figs. 1-23. (19-ii-1949)
date published: 1949

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

ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1584
date published: 2007

Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331.
date published: 1996

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

[Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
source: https://marineinfo.org/id/publication/210242
date published: 2008

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.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Koguchi, Y., K. Tokuhiro, C.J. Ashjian, R.G. Campbell & A.Yamaguchi. (2022). 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. Frontiers In Marine Science. 9:1-15. Aug 2022.
source: fmars.2022.943100
date published: 2022

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.
type: Source
type: BibliographicResource
bibliographic citation: Koguchi, Y., K. Tokuhiro, C.J. Ashjian, R.G. Campbell & A.Yamaguchi. (2023). 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. Crustaceana. 96 (2): 113-129.
source: 15685403-bja10272
date published: 2023

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

Gaidius brevispinus from Sars, G.O. 1900
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subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
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description: Plate 6
created: 2014-01-24 17:18:15.710

Gaidius affinis
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
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rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/17774
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
format: PNG
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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Gaidius affinis
type: ImageObject
subject: Taxon
  type: Concept
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rights holder: https://marineinfo.org/id/person/17774
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format: PNG
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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Distribution for Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905 - European waters (ERMS scope)
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104314
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1330

Distribution for Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905 - North West Atlantic
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104314
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2901

Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - European waters (ERMS scope)
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7130
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/1330

Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North West Atlantic
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7135
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/2901

Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Chukchi Sea
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/21829
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/21829
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/154958

Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26584
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/26584
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/31636

Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North Pacific
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1908
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1908
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/31636

Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North East Pacific
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/17965
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/17965
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/31636

Distribution for Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 67
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104316
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8744
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8744
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/31636

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Cosmopolitan (World Oceans)
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1901
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1901

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8455
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8455
source: Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin.

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Gulf of Maine
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8940
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8940
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/148111

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5681
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/5681
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/149068

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 18
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8747
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8747
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/150286

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - FAO fishing area 67
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8744
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8744
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/150286

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - North East Pacific
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/17965
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/17965
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/150286

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Arctic Ocean
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1906
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/1906
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/74373

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Canada Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7428
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7428
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/152070

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Nansen Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7820
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/7820
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/152070

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Amundsen Basin
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/23534
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/23534
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/152070

Distribution for Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) - Makarov Ridge
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/24966
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/24966
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/152070

Distribution for Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) - Gulf of Maine
type: Distribution
is distribution of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/364046
has area: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8940
locality: https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8940
source: https://aphia.org/id/source/148111

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex male
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is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 2.3

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 3.6

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.9

Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Structure Solid
has extra specification: Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
has taxon characteristic: supporting-structure-enclosure
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/1080
has value: exoskeleton

Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104075
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has taxon characteristic: functional-group
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104075
has value: zooplankton

Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104075
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has taxon characteristic: body-size-qualitative
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104075
has value: medium-body-size-2-to-200mm

Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104075
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has taxon characteristic: functional-group
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/104075
has value: macroplankton

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex male
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 2.08

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit mm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type mean
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: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 2.3

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 3.1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit mm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type mean
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: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 3.1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex male
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 3.1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex male
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 3.1

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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 extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 3.4

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 3.6

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
type: TaxonDescription
has extra specification: Specification Context: Unit mm
has extra specification: Specification Context: Type mean
has extra specification: Specification Context: Dimension length
has extra specification: Specification Context: Life stage adult
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1906
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.4

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.6

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.6

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Sex female
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.6

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.8

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has extra specification: Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.8

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.8

Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 254602
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
has taxon characteristic: body-size
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
has value: 4.9

Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
type: TaxonDescription
has taxon characteristic: nomenclature-code
is additional description of: Taxon
  type: Concept
  is denoted by: https://aphia.org/id/taxname/2
has value: iczn

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: minimum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: male

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: minimum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: female

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: male

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: female

Specification Context: Structure Solid
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: structure
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Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: composition
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Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: minimum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type mean
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: male

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: male

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type mean
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: mean

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: male

Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: minimum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
has value: male

Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
type: SpecificationContext
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
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Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
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Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex male
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type mean
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
has value: adult

Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1906
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
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Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
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Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: locality-mrgid
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
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Specification Context: Type minimum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
has value: millimeter

Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
has value: maximum

Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910
type: SpecificationContext
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
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Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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Specification Context: Unit mm
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-unit
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Specification Context: Type maximum
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-type
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Specification Context: Dimension length
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: body-size-dimension
has value: length

Specification Context: Life stage adult
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: life-stage
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Specification Context: Sex female
type: SpecificationContext
defines parameter: sex
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