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Copepods resources of Kerala
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https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/12262/
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Copepods resources of Kerala
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| Creator |
Santhosh, B
Ambarish, Gop P |
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Copepods
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| Description |
Among all groups of animals, copepods are considered to be the most abundant metazoans on earth. These are small planktonic crustaceans occur in almost all kinds of water bodies on earth surface. Copepods are the primary consumers and secondary producers in the aquatic ecosystem. Copepods are basically classified under the Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea, class Hexanauplia and Subclass Copepoda. Basic body forms a large cephalothorax (union of cephalic and thoracic segments) and a reduced abdomen which ends in a paired caudal ramus. Basically, copepods have a median eye, pair of elongated antennule, small antenna, mandible, maxilla (2pairs), maxilliped, 5 pairs of swimming legs |
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Kerala State Biodiversity Board
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2022-09-18
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Book Section
PeerReviewed |
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text
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en
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https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/12262/1/Kerala%20State%20Biodiversity%20Board_2022_Santhosh%20B.pdf
Santhosh, B and Ambarish, Gop P (2022) Copepods resources of Kerala. In: Bioresources and commercial utilization: trends, market, supplychain, and sustainability. Kerala State Biodiversity Board, pp. 253-262. ISBN 978-93-5620-548-8 |
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