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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.
Collected by Dennis Allen, Baruch Marine Lab, University of South Carolina.
Photographed and submitted by: Bill Johnson, Goucher College
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