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Corycaeus amizonicus
(Cyclopoid copepod) 0.9 mm
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Collected: 30 km SE of Georgetown, SC, at the surface, summer 2006 15/03
Notes: Corycaeus amizonicus occurs from New England to Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico in summer and fall. It is most common in waters >10 km from shore.
Note the short antennae, the eyes with large 'ocular lenses', and the bright coloration that distinguish this species. This is a lateral view.
Click here for a photo of the dorsal view.
Collected by Dennis Allen, Baruch Marine Lab, University of South Carolina.
Photographed and submitted by: Bill Johnson, Goucher College
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