Sulphide copepod

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taxon:Copepoda, Dirivultidae species:Stygiopontius quadrispinosis
axial status very abundant author: Humes, 1987
These Stygiopontius were collected from a high temperature flange - there are thousands in the bottle. Curiously, they collected in helical stripes around the jar. The copepod is likely a surface grazer on microbial filaments."
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