Calanidae is the large family of copepods. It includes the genus Calanus, which may be the most abundant animal genus on Earth.
Copepods of the genera Calanus and Neocalanus are ecologically important in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world's oceans.
Genera
The family contains the following genera:
Calanoides Calanus Canthocalanus Cosmocalanus Mesocalanus Metranura Nannocalanus Neocalanus Undinula
References
External links
Guide to the marine zooplankton of south eastern Australia