 Eurytemora
Eurytemora is a native brackish to fresh water Calanoid Copepod that serves as a first food for 3 to 5 day old striped bass. It was largely displaced in the upstream portion of its range by Sinocalanus. Its numbers have been in decline in recient years especially since the introduction of Potamocorbula.
An Annual Abundance Index for Eurytemora is
generated by the Neomysis/Zooplankton Program.
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