Neocalanus

Neocalanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Calanidae
Genus:	Neocalanus Sars, 1925
Type species
Neocalanus gracilis (Dana, 1852)

Neocalanus is a genus of marine copepods. They are a dominant component of the open water ecosystems of the northern Pacific Ocean.Neocalanus are large copepods, reaching body lengths (i.e., prosome length) of more than 8 mm (0.31 in) in Neocalanus plumchrus.

There are six species:

Neocalanus flemingeri is predominantly annual, with a significant fraction of biennials in some areas. The largest females reach prosome length of about 5 mm (0.20 in); males are smaller.

Neocalanus are important food items for many predators, such as North Pacific right whale and least auklet.

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