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Marine Planktonic Copepods

There are 221 present species in Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea (zone 14) and also in Northeast temperate cold Atlantic (zone 9)

Acartia (Acanthacartia) bifilosa  (Giesbrecht, 1881)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Acartia (Acanthacartia) tonsa  Dana, 1849   (F, M)(presence in 16 zones)
Acartia (Acartiura) clausi  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Acartia (Acartiura) discaudata  (Giesbrecht, 1881)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Acartia (Acartiura) longiremis  (Lilljeborg, 1853)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Acartia (Acartiura) margalefi  Alcaraz, 1976   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Acartia (Acartiura) teclae  Bradford, 1976   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Aegisthus aculeatus  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Aegisthus mucronatus  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Aetideopsis armata  (Boeck, 1872)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Aetideopsis multiserrata  (Wolfenden, 1904)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Aetideopsis rostrata  Sars, 1903   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Aetideus armatus  (Boeck, 1872)   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Aetideus giesbrechti  Cleve, 1904   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Amallothrix arcuata  (Sars, 1920)   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Amallothrix gracilis  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 12 zones)
Amallothrix valida  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Anomalocera patersoni  Templeton, 1837   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Archescolecithrix auropecten  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Arietellus pavoninus  Sars, 1905   (F)(presence in 10 zones)
Arietellus plumifer  Sars, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Arietellus setosus  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Atrophia minuta  (Wolfenden, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Augaptilus anceps  Farran, 1908   (F)(presence in 13 zones)
Augaptilus glacialis  Sars, 1900   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Augaptilus longicaudatus  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Augaptilus megalurus  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Bradyidius armatus  Giesbrecht, 1897   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Calanus helgolandicus  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Calocalanus contractus  Farran, 1926   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Calocalanus pavo  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Calocalanus pseudocontractus  Bernard, 1958   (F)(presence in 2 zones)
Calocalanus styliremis  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Candacia armata  (Boeck, 1872)   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Candacia elongata  (Boeck, 1872)   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Candacia tenuimana  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Candacia varicans  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Caromiobenella helgolandica  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Caromiobenella serricornis  (Sars, 1921)   (M)(presence in 3 zones)
Centropages bradyi  Wheeler, 1901   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Centropages chierchiae  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Centropages hamatus  (Lilljeborg, 1853)   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Centropages typicus  Kröyer, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Centropages violaceus  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Chiridius gracilis  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Chiridius poppei  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Clausocalanus arcuicornis  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Clausocalanus jobei  Frost & Fleminger, 1968   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Clausocalanus lividus  Frost & Fleminger, 1968   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Clausocalanus parapergens  Frost & Fleminger, 1968   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Clausocalanus pergens  Farran, 1926   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Clytemnestra gracilis  (Claus, 1891)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Corycaeus (Corycaeus) speciosus  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) anglicus  Lubbock, 1857   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) lautus  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Ctenocalanus vanus  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Cymbasoma claparedei  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F)(presence in 2 zones)
Cymbasoma longispinosum  (Bourne, 1890)   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Cymbasoma reticulatum  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F)(presence in 3 zones)
Cymbasoma rigidum  Thompson, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 12 zones)
Cymbasoma tenue  (Isaac, 1974)   (M)(presence in 2 zones)
Cymbasoma thompsoni  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Diaixis hibernica  (A. Scott, 1896)   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Diaixis pygmaea  (T. Scott, 1896)   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Disseta palumbii  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Epicalymma exigua  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Euaugaptilus angustus  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Euaugaptilus elongatus  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Euaugaptilus filigerus  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Euaugaptilus laticeps  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Euaugaptilus truncatus  (Sars, 1905)   (F)(presence in 5 zones)
Eucalanus hyalinus  (Claus, 1866)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Euchaeta acuta  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Euchaeta marina  (Prestandrea, 1833)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Euchaeta media  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Euchirella amoena  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Euchirella bitumida  With, 1915   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Euchirella maxima  Wolfenden, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Euchirella messinensis  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Euchirella rostrata  (Claus, 1866)   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Euchirella truncata  Esterly, 1911   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Eurytemora velox  Lilljeborg, 1853   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Euterpina acutifrons  (Dana, 1848)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Farranula carinata  (Giesbrecht, 1891)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Gaetanus brevispinus  (Sars, 1900)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Gaetanus kruppii  Giesbrecht, 1903   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Gaetanus minor  Farran, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Gaetanus tenuispinus  (Sars, 1900)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Haloptilus acutifrons  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Haloptilus fons  Farran, 1908   (F)(presence in 14 zones)
Haloptilus longicornis  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Haloptilus tenuis  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Hemirhabdus grimaldii  (Richard, 1893)   (F,M)(presence in 12 zones)
Heterorhabdus abyssalis  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Heterorhabdus clausi  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Heterorhabdus norvegicus  (Boeck, 1872)   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Heterorhabdus papilliger  Claus, 1863   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Heterorhabdus spinifrons  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Heterostylites longicornis  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Heterostylites major  (F. Dahl, 1894)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Homeognathia brevis  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Isias clavipes  Boeck, 1864   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Labidocera wollastoni  (Lubbock, 1857)   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Lophothrix frontalis  Giesbrecht, 1895   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Lophothrix latipes  (T. Scott, 1894)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Lucicutia curta  Farran, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Lucicutia flavicornis  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Lucicutia gemina  Farran, 1926   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Lucicutia longicornis  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Lucicutia longiserrata  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Lucicutia magna  Wolfenden, 1903   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Lucicutia wolfendeni  Sewell, 1932   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Macrosetella gracilis  (Dana, 1848)   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Mecynocera clausi  Thompson, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Megacalanus princeps  Wolfenden, 1904   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Mesocalanus tenuicornis  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Mesorhabdus brevicaudatus  (Wolfenden, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Metacalanus inaequicornis  (Sars, 1902)   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Metridia brevicauda  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Metridia curticauda  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Metridia lucens  Boeck, 1864   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Metridia princeps  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Microcalanus pusillus  Sars, 1903   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Microcalanus pygmaeus  (Sars, 1900)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Microsetella norvegica  (Boeck, 1864)   (F,M)(presence in 25 zones)
Microsetella rosea  (Dana, 1848)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Mimocalanus cultrifer  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Misophria pallida  Boeck, 1864   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Monacilla typica  Sars, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 12 zones)
Monothula subtilis  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Monstrilla anglica  Lubbock, 1857   (M)(presence in 4 zones)
Monstrilla gracilicauda  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F)(presence in 5 zones)
Monstrilla grandis  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Monstrilla longicornis  Thompson, 1890   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Monstrilla longiremis  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Mormonilla phasma  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Nannocalanus minor  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Neocalanus gracilis  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Neomormonilla minor  (Giesbrecht, 1891)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Oithona atlantica  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Oithona davisae  Ferrari & Orsi, 1984   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Oithona nana  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Oithona parvula  (Farran, 1908)   (F)(presence in 9 zones)
Oithona plumifera  Baird, 1843   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Oithona setigera  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Oithona similis-Group  Claus, 1866   (F,M)(presence in 25 zones)
Oncaea curta  Sars, 1916   (F,M)(presence in 12 zones)
Oncaea englishi  Heron, 1977   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Oncaea lacinia  Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Oncaea media  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Oncaea mediterranea  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Oncaea obscura  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Oncaea ornata  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Oncaea venusta  Philippi, 1843   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Oncaea waldemari  Bersano & Boxshall, 1994    (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Onchocalanus affinis  With, 1915   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Onchocalanus cristatus  (Wolfenden, 1904)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Paracalanus denudatus  Sewell, 1929   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Paracalanus nanus  Sars, 1907   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Paracalanus parvus  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Paracartia grani  Sars, 1904   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Paraeuchaeta barbata  (Brady, 1883)   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Paraeuchaeta bisinuata  (Sars, 1907)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Paraeuchaeta hanseni  (With, 1915)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Paraeuchaeta hebes  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Paraeuchaeta norvegica  (Boeck, 1872)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Paraeuchaeta pseudotonsa  (Fontaine, 1967)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Paraeuchaeta sarsi  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Paraheterorhabdus (Paraheterorhabdus) vipera  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Paramisophria cluthae  T. Scott, 1897   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Parapontella brevicornis  (Lubbock, 1857)   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Phaenna spinifera  Claus, 1863   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Platycopia pygmaea  Sars, 1919   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Pleuromamma abdominalis  (Lubbock, 1856)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Pleuromamma borealis  (F. Dahl, 1893)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Pleuromamma gracilis  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Pleuromamma piseki  Farran, 1929   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Pleuromamma robusta  (F. Dahl, 1893)   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Pleuromamma xiphias  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Pontella lobiancoi  (Canu, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Pseudoamallothrix ovata  (Farran, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Pseudocalanus elongatus  (Boeck, 1865)   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Pseudocalanus minutus  (Kröyer, 1845)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Pseudochirella obtusa  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Pseudocyclops obtusatus  Brady & Robertson, 1873   (F)(presence in 6 zones)
Pseudodiaptomus marinus  Sato, 1913   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Ratania atlantica  Farran, 1926   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Rhincalanus cornutus  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Rhincalanus nasutus  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Sapphirina angusta  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Sapphirina iris  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Sapphirina stellata  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Scaphocalanus affinis  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Scaphocalanus curtus  (Farran, 1926)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Scaphocalanus echinatus  (Farran, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Scaphocalanus magnus  (T. Scott, 1894)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Scolecithricella dentata  (Giesbrecht, 1892)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Scolecithricella minor  (Brady, 1883)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Scolecithrix bradyi  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Scolecithrix danae  (Lubbock, 1856)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Scolecithrix valens  Farran, 1926   (F)(presence in 6 zones)
Spinocalanus abyssalis  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Spinocalanus longicornis  Sars, 1900   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Spinocalanus magnus  Wolfenden, 1904   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Spinocalanus spinosus  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 12 zones)
Stephos cryptospinosus  Zagami, Campolmi & Costanzo, 2000   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Stephos marsalensis  Costanzo, Campolmi & Zagami, 1990   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Stephos scotti  Sars, 1902   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Subeucalanus crassus  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Temora longicornis  (Müller, 1792)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Temorites brevis  Sars, 1900   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Tharybis macrophthalma  Sars, 1902   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Triconia borealis  (Sars, 1918)   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Triconia conifera  (Giesbrecht, 1891)   (F,M)(presence in 25 zones)
Triconia minuta  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F, M)(presence in 20 zones)
Triconia similis  (Sars, 1918)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Undeuchaeta plumosa  (Lubbock, 1856)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Valdiviella insignis  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Vettoria granulosa  (Giesbrecht, 1891)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Xanthocalanus fallax  Sars, 1919   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Xanthocalanus minor  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)