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Marine Planktonic Copepods

There are 233 common species to the Japan (22) and to the Sub-Arctic (23) zones

Acartia (Acanthacartia) steueri  Smirnov, 1936   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Acartia (Acanthacartia) tumida  Willey, 1920   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Acartia (Acartia) danae  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Acartia (Acartiura) hudsonica  Pinhey, 1926   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Acartia (Acartiura) longiremis  (Lilljeborg, 1853)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Acartia (Odontacartia) ohtsukai  Ueda & Bucklin, 2006   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Acartia (Odontacartia) pacifica  Steuer, 1915   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Acartia (Odontacartia) spinicauda  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Acrocalanus monachus  Giesbrecht, 1888   (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 pacificus  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Amallothrix paravalida  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Amallothrix valida  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Arietellus simplex  Sars, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Augaptilus glacialis  Sars, 1900   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Batheuchaeta gurjanovae  (Brodsky, 1955)   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Batheuchaeta lamellata  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Bathycalanus bradyi  (Wolfenden, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Bathycalanus richardi  Sars, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Bradyidius armatus  Giesbrecht, 1897   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Calanus jashnovi  Hulsemann, 1994   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Calanus pacificus  Brodsky, 1948   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Calanus sinicus  Brodsky, 1965   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Calocalanus pavo  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Calocalanus styliremis  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Candacia bipinnata  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Candacia bispinosa  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Candacia columbiae  Campbell, 1929   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Candacia curta  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Candacia ethiopica  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Candacia norvegica  (Boeck, 1864)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Candacia simplex  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Canthocalanus pauper  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Centraugaptilus horridus  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Centropages abdominalis  Sato, 1913   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Centropages bradyi  Wheeler, 1901   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Centropages calaninus  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Centropages tenuiremis  Thompson & Scott, 1903   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Centropages violaceus  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Cephalophanes frigidus  Wolfenden, 1911   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Cephalophanes tectus  (Esterly, 1911)   (F)(presence in 5 zones)
Chiridiella abyssalis  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Chiridius pacificus  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Clausocalanus arcuicornis  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Clausocalanus dubius  Brodsky, 1950   (M)(presence in 3 zones)
Clausocalanus furcatus  (Brady, 1883)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Cornucalanus indicus  Sewell, 1929   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Corycaeus (Agetus) flaccus  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Corycaeus (Corycaeus) clausi  F. Dahl, 1894   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Corycaeus (Corycaeus) speciosus  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Corycaeus (Onychocorycaeus) pacificus  F. Dahl, 1894   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Corycaeus (Onychocorycaeus) pumilus  M. Dahl, 1912   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) lautus  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) longistylis  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Cosmocalanus darwini  (Lubbock, 1860)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Disseta palumbii  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Epilabidocera longipedata  (Sato, 1913)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Euaugaptilus brodskyi  Hulsemann, 1967   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Euaugaptilus graciloides  Brodsky, 1950   (F)(presence in 3 zones)
Euaugaptilus oblongus  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Euaugaptilus rigidus  (Sars, 1907)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Eucalanus bungii  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Eucalanus elongatus  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Euchaeta acuta  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Euchaeta spinosa  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Euchirella amoena  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Euchirella curticauda  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Euchirella formosa  Vervoort, 1949   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Euchirella rostrata  (Claus, 1866)   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Eurytemora affinis  Poppe, 1880   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Farranula carinata  (Giesbrecht, 1891)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Farranula rostrata  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Gaetanus armiger  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Gaetanus brevicornis  Esterly, 1906   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Gaetanus brevispinus  (Sars, 1900)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Gaetanus kruppii  Giesbrecht, 1903   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Gaetanus miles  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Gaetanus minutus  (Sars, 1907)   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Gaetanus paracurvicornis  Brodsky, 1950   (F, juv.M)(presence in 5 zones)
Gaetanus robustus  Sars, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Gaetanus simplex  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Gaetanus tenuispinus  (Sars, 1900)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Haloptilus oxycephalus  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Haloptilus pseudooxycephalus  Brodsky, 1950   (F)(presence in 3 zones)
Heterorhabdus fistulosus  Tanaka, 1964   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Heterorhabdus pacificus  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Heterorhabdus papilliger  Claus, 1863   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Heterorhabdus tanneri  (Giesbrecht, 1895)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Heterostylites major  (F. Dahl, 1894)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Labidocera acuta  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Labidocera detruncata  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Labidocera japonica  Mori, 1935   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Labidocera pavo  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Labidocera rotunda  Mori, 1929   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Lubbockia aculeata  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Lucicutia bicornuta  Wolfenden, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Lucicutia curta  Farran, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Lucicutia flavicornis  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Lucicutia macrocera  Sars, 1920   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Lucicutia ovalis  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Lucicutia polaris  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 3 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)
Mesocalanus lighti  (Bowman, 1955)   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Mesocalanus tenuicornis  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Metridia asymmetrica  Brodsky, 1950   (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 longa  (Lubbock, 1854)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Metridia lucens  Boeck, 1864   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Metridia okhotensis  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Metridia ornata  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Metridia pacifica  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Metridia princeps  Giesbrecht, 1889   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Metridia similis  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 3 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)
Mimocalanus distinctocephalus  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Monacilla typica  Sars, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 12 zones)
Nannocalanus minor  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Neocalanus cristatus  (Kröyer, 1845)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Neocalanus flemingeri  Miller, 1988   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Neocalanus gracilis  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Neocalanus plumchrus  (Marukawa, 1921)   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Neocalanus robustior  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Oithona atlantica  Farran, 1908   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Oithona brevicornis  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Oithona nana  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Oithona plumifera  Baird, 1843   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Oithona similis-Group  Claus, 1866   (F,M)(presence in 25 zones)
Oncaea brodskii  Shmeleva, 1968   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Oncaea crypta  Böttger-Schnack, 2005   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Oncaea englishi  Heron, 1977   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Oncaea longipes  Shmeleva, 1968   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Oncaea macilenta  Heron, 1977   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Oncaea ornata  Giesbrecht, 1891   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Oncaea ovalis  Shmeleva, 1966   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Oncaea parila  Heron, 1977   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Oncaea venusta  Philippi, 1843   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Oncaea zernovi  Shmeleva, 1966   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Onchocalanus affinis  With, 1915   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Onchocalanus magnus  (Wolfenden, 1906)   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Pachos punctatum  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Paracalanus aculeatus  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Paracalanus parvus  (Claus, 1863)   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Paraeuchaeta abyssalis  Brodsky, 1950   (F)(presence in 4 zones)
Paraeuchaeta barbata  (Brady, 1883)   (F,M)(presence in 21 zones)
Paraeuchaeta birostrata  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Paraeuchaeta bisinuata  (Sars, 1907)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Paraeuchaeta brevirostris  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Paraeuchaeta elongata  (Esterly, 1913)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Paraeuchaeta kurilensis  Heptner, 1971   (F,M)(presence in 10 zones)
Paraeuchaeta pavlovskii  Brodsky, 1955   (F)(presence in 3 zones)
Paraeuchaeta rubra  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Paraeuchaeta sarsi  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Paraeuchaeta tumidula  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Paraheterorhabdus (Antirhabdus) compactus  (Sars, 1900)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Paraheterorhabdus (Paraheterorhabdus) longispinus  (Davis, 1949)   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Paraheterorhabdus (Paraheterorhabdus) robustus  (Farran, 1908)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Pleuromamma robusta  (F. Dahl, 1893)   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Pleuromamma scutullata  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Pleuromamma xiphias  (Giesbrecht, 1889)   (F,M)(presence in 24 zones)
Pontellopsis perspicax  (Dana, 1849)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Pseudaugaptilus polaris  Brodsky, 1950   (F)(presence in 3 zones)
Pseudeuchaeta brevicauda  Sars, 1905   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Pseudhaloptilus eurygnathus  (Sars, 1920)   (F)(presence in 15 zones)
Pseudhaloptilus pacificus  (Johnson, 1936)   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Pseudoamallothrix emarginata  (Farran, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Pseudoamallothrix inornata  (Esterly, 1906)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Pseudoamallothrix ovata  (Farran, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Pseudocalanus mimus  Frost, 1989   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Pseudocalanus minutus  (Kröyer, 1845)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Pseudocalanus newmani  Frost, 1989   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Pseudochirella dubia  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 9 zones)
Pseudochirella obtusa  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Pseudochirella tanakai  Markhaseva, 1989   (F, ?M)(presence in 3 zones)
Pseudodiaptomus inopinus - species complex  Burckhardt, 1913   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Pseudodiaptomus japonicus  Kikuchi, 1928, 1928   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Pseudodiaptomus marinus  Sato, 1913   (F,M)(presence in 11 zones)
Racovitzanus antarcticus  Giesbrecht, 1902   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Ryocalanus infelix  Tanaka, 1956   (F, M)(presence in 2 zones)
Sapphirina auronitens  Claus, 1863   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Sapphirina metallina  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Sapphirina opalina  Dana, 1849   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Scaphocalanus affinis  (Sars, 1905)   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Scaphocalanus magnus  (T. Scott, 1894)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Scaphocalanus major  (T. Scott, 1894)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Scaphocalanus medius  (Sars, 1907)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Scaphocalanus subbrevicornis  (Wolfenden, 1911)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Scaphocalanus subelongatus  Brodsky, 1950   (F)(presence in 2 zones)
Scolecithricella globulosa  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Scolecithricella minor  (Brady, 1883)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Scolecithrix bradyi  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 19 zones)
Scottocalanus securifrons  (T. Scott, 1894)   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Sinocalanus tenellus  Kikuchi, 1928   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Spinocalanus abyssalis  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Spinocalanus brevicaudatus  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Spinocalanus horridus  Wolfenden, 1911   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Spinocalanus magnus  Wolfenden, 1904   (F,M)(presence in 20 zones)
Spinocalanus pseudospinipes  Brodsky, 1950   (M)(presence in 2 zones)
Spinocalanus similis  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Spinocalanus spinipes  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 2 zones)
Spinocalanus stellatus  Brodsky, 1950   (F,M)(presence in 4 zones)
Subeucalanus crassus  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Subeucalanus monachus  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 18 zones)
Subeucalanus mucronatus  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Subeucalanus subcrassus  (Giesbrecht, 1888)   (F,M)(presence in 16 zones)
Talacalanus maximus  (Brodsky, 1950)   (F)(presence in 2 zones)
Temorites brevis  Sars, 1900   (F,M)(presence in 15 zones)
Tortanus (Atortus) longipes  Brodsky, 1948   (F,M)(presence in 3 zones)
Tortanus (Boreotortanus) discaudatus  (Thompson & Scott, 1897)   (F,M)(presence in 7 zones)
Tortanus (Eutortanus) derjugini  Smirnov, 1935   (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 dentipes  (Giesbrecht, 1891)   (F,M)(presence in 14 zones)
Triconia giesbrechti  Böttger-Schnack, 1999   (F, M)(presence in 5 zones)
Triconia minuta  Giesbrecht, 1892   (F, M)(presence in 20 zones)
Triconia redacta  (Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Triconia similis  (Sars, 1918)   (F,M)(presence in 17 zones)
Triconia umerus  (Böttger-Schnack & Boxshall, 1990)   (F,M)(presence in 6 zones)
Undeuchaeta major  Giesbrecht, 1888   (F,M)(presence in 23 zones)
Undeuchaeta plumosa  (Lubbock, 1856)   (F,M)(presence in 22 zones)
Undinella frontalis  (Tanaka, 1937)   (F,M)(presence in 5 zones)
Undinella oblonga  Sars, 1900   (F,M)(presence in 8 zones)
Undinella simplex  (Wolfenden, 1906)   (F,M)(presence in 13 zones)
Valdiviella imperfecta  Brodsky, 1950   (F)(presence in 3 zones)
Xanthocalanus medius  Tanaka, 1937   (F)(presence in 2 zones)