Calanus finmarchicus

Pershing and Stamieszkin (2019): “We define the North Atlantic biome as the region where the large, lipid-rich copepod Calanus finmarchicus is the dominant mesozooplankton species. … Most of the characteristic North Atlantic species, including cod, herring, and right whales, rely on C. finmarchicus either directly or indirectly.”

Designed for “Changing Climate, Changing Stories” at the Hunterian Museum. Except for the antennae, the crease pattern (in prep) is less similar to the basic-form copepod than it might appear.

C. finmarchicus self-assembly