Common copepod

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taxon:Copepoda, Dirivultidae species:Benthoxynus spiculifer
axial status abundant author: Humes, 1984
There are three very common copepods along the ridgecrest - all endemic to Juan de Fuca vents. This female bears eggs. They are actually red in life.
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