Acartia clausi
Temora longicornis
  Nauplius I
  Nauplius II
  Nauplius III
  Nauplius IV
  Nauplius V
  Nauplius VI
  Copepodite I
  Copepodite II
  Copepodite III
  Copepodite IV male
  Copepodite IV female
  Copepodite V male
  Copepodite V female
  Adult male
  Adult female
Centropages hamatus
Pseudocalanus elongatus
Calanus finmarchicus
Stage characteristics

 

 

Temora longicornis adult female

 

 Description of adult female: the adult female Temora longicornis is characterised by 4 pairs of long swimming feet and a short 5th one. The forebody consists of 5 segments, the urosome has 2 segments plus the telson. The first urosome segment is ventrally swollen, showing the genital opening as a dark spot.

 

 

 

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