''Temora kerguelensis'' is a marine

copepod Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...

in the

Temoridae Temoridae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera: *'' Epischura'' S. A. Forbes, 1882 *'' Epischurella'' Smirnov, 1936 *''Eurytemora ''Eurytemora'' is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.Lee, Catherine E., and John D. ...

family. It was first described in 1911 by English oceanographer

Richard Norris Wolfenden Richard Norris Wolfenden (1854–1926) was an English physician and oceanographer. Life Wolfenden was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. He practised as a London physician, and lectured in physiology at the Charing Cross Hospital medical ...

. The adult specimen measures around 2 mm. It has been recorded in sub-Antarctic waters of the southern Indian Ocean near

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. This species was described from 2 male specimens that differ from '' T. longicornis'' and '' T. turbinata'', collected from depths shallower than 200 m.

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Temoridae Crustaceans of the Indian Ocean Crustaceans described in 1911 {{Copepod-stub