Euchirella rostrata (Claus 1866)

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Euchirella rostrata is a species of copepods in the family Aetideidae. It is a phytoplanktivore. Individuals can grow to 203 µg. Euchirella rostrata is a sac spawner.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/phytoplanktivore
Definition: A herbivorous organism feeding primarily on phytoplankton

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/sacSpawner
Definition: Sac spawners lay their eggs into an ovigerous sac. Sac spawners spawn few but relatively large eggs that develop slowly.
Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology)#Crustaceans

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EOL has data for 28 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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4.07 mm
body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001256
- Definition: The distance from point to point along the longest axis of the body of an organism.
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2 mm
carbon biomass
- URI: http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00001143
- Definition: The amount of carbon present in biomass
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93.6 µg
dry body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassDry
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0.0698 mg
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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planktonic
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Plankton
- Definition: Living in a fluid medium (eg: water) but unable to maintain their position or distribution independently of the movement of the fluid (adapted from Lincoln et al., 1998).
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Plankton
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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North East Pacific
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
- Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
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is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Allothunnus fallai Serventy 1948 (Slender Tuna)
parental care
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060746
- Definition: A reproductive behavior in which a parent cares for and rears offspring.
- Comment: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dph]
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sac spawner
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/sacSpawner
- Definition: Sac spawners lay their eggs into an ovigerous sac. Sac spawners spawn few but relatively large eggs that develop slowly.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology)#Crustaceans
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prosome height
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ProsomeHeight
- Definition: Height (dorso-ventral distance) of the prosome of an arthropod. Prosome: anterior region of body, commonly limited behind by major articulation. Collective term for the combined cephalasome and metasome in copepods
- Attribution: http://crustacea.academic.ru/1397/prosome
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1.501 mm
prosome length
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ProsomeLength
- Definition: Length of the prosome of an arthropod. Prosome: anterior region of body, commonly limited behind by major articulation. Collective term for the combined cephalasome and metasome in copepods
- Attribution: http://crustacea.academic.ru/1397/prosome
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3.235 mm
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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2050 m

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Euchirella rostrata (Claus 1866). View this species on GBIF

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