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Zooplankton Taxa
ZOOPLANKTON-Phylum Chaetognatha
Aphragmophora Phragmophorachaetognatha
ZOOPLANKTON-Phylum Chaetognatha-Sagittoidea-Aphragmophora

Caecosagitta macrocephala

Mesosagitta decipiens   Mesosagitta minima

Caecosagitta macrocephala

Mesosagitta decipiens Mesosagitta minima
Description: rare, bathypelagic, off shelf, 10-15mm. Description: uncommon, mesopelgic, visitor from south, shelf and off shelf, 15-25mm. Description: epipelagic, neretic, visitor from south, 6-8mm.
Parasagitta elegans
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Parasagitta elegans
Parasagitta elegans
 Description:  common, epipelagic, shelf, off shelf, inlets, 20-45mm.
Parasagitta euneritica
Dorsal view
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Head
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With parasites
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Description:  epipelagic, neretic, visitor from south, 8-15mm.
Pseudosagitta scrippsae
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Pseudosagitta scrippsae
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Pseudosagitta scrippsae
nematode in pseudosagitta
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Description:  uncommon, mesopelgic, shelf, off shelf, inlets, 15-40mm.
Solidosagitta zetesios

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Description:  rare, bathypelagic, off shelf, 40-50mm.

ZOOPLANKTON-Phylum Chaetognatha-Sagittoidea-Phragmophora
Eukrohnia hamata
Eukrohnia hamata head
Eukrohnia hamata
Description: common, mesoplelagic, off shelf, inlets, 40-50mm.

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