Pseudocalanus elongatus

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Sub-Phylum: 
Crustacea
Sub-Class: 
Copepoda
Order: 
Calanoida
Family: 
Clausocalanidae
Genus: 
Pseudocalanus
Species: 
elongatus
Authority: 
Boeck 1865

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Life cycle

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION: Is this species reproducing sexuality ?= YES
Gender, sexual dimorphism: Male, Female
Sexual reproduction mode: Allogamy (cross-fertilization)

DEVELOPMENTAL & RESTING STAGES:
Result of the gamete fusion (eggs), MORPHOLOGY: Unicellular. Motility: not motile. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.

Larva (metazoan): Nauplius I, Nauplius II, Nauplius III, Nauplius IV, Nauplius V, Nauplius VI (series of molt). MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.

Juvenile: Copepodit I, Copepodit II, Copepodit III, Copepodit IV, Copepodit V, Copepodit VI (series of molt). MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.

Adult (metazoan). Male and female look similar but males have a clasper. MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.

Observation site(s)

SYMBIONTS

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Dissodinium pseudocalani Helgoland G. Drebes, “Dissodinium pseudocalani sp. nov., ein parasitischer Dinoflagellat auf Copepodeneiern”, Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen, vol. 19, pp. 58-67, 1969.
Syltodinium listii Wadden Sea near List/Sylt G. Drebes, “Syltodinium listii gen. et spec. nov., a marine ectoparasitic dinoflagellate on eggs of copepods and rotifers”, Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen, vol. 42, pp. 583-591, 1988.