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. 2011 Sep 20;8:22. doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-8-22

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Illustration showing diversity of copepod forms. 1. Philichthys xiphiae 2. Sarcotaces sp. 3. Calocalanus pavo 4. Farranula rostrata 5. Copilia vitrea 6. Paracalanus parvus 7. Clavella adunca 8. Copilia quadrata 9. Chondracanthus zei 10. Phyllothyreus cornutus 11. Acanthocyclops vernalis 12. Sapphirina ovatolanceolata 13. Chondracanthus ornatus 14. Corycaeus obtusus 15. Euaugaptilus filigerus 16. Monstrilla longispinosa 17. Sphyrion lumpi 18. Caligus elongatus 19. Lernaeocera branchialis 20. Oithona nana 21. Sapphirina auronitens. Sources: 1: [104]; 3, 15: [105]; 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21: [106]; 7, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19: [107]; 11: [108] 2 & 18 original images, 2 drawn from photo taken by Jonathan Martin, Simon Fraser University.