The Paracalanus parvus (Claus, 1863) species complex is a common marine calanoid copepod found in the world’s oceans. Recent genetic analyses of its specimens from the world oceans revealed that the complex in the western North Pacific consists of three

The Paracalanus parvus species complex is one of the most dominant and ecologically important copepod groups in the waters around Japan. However, the overall taxonomic classification of the species complex has not been sufficiently defined to date. In

The Paracalanidae are ecologically-important marine planktonic copepods that occur in the epipelagic zone in temperate and tropical waters. They are often the dominant taxon – in terms of biomass and abundance – in continental shelf regions. As primary