Global InformationDioithona oculata information
| Dioithona oculata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Oithonidae |
| Genus: | Dioithona |
| Species: | D. oculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioithona oculata (Farran, 1913)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Oithona oculata Farran, 1913 | |
Dioithona oculata is a species of small crustacean, a marine copepod in the order Cyclopoida. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region but has spread to other parts of the world. It is a free-swimming epipelagic species found near the surface of the water. It was first described as Oithona oculata by the Irish zoologist George Philip Farran in 1913.
- ^ Kouwenberg, Juliana (2013). "Dioithona oculata (Farran, 1913)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-03-30.