Calanus | |
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Calanus helgolandicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Maxillopoda |
Subclass: | Copepoda |
Order: | Calanoida |
Family: | Calanidae |
Genus: |
Calanus Leach, 1819 |
Synonyms | |
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Calanus is a genus of marine copepod in the family Calanidae (Order Calanoida). The genus was split in 1974, with some species being placed in a new genus, Neocalanus. The following species are recognised: