Labidocera trispinosa
Distribution:
California Current.
Habitat:
Coastal-neritic, inshore.
Size:
Female 2.5-2.8 mm; male 2.1-2.5 mm total length.
Diet:
Phytoplankton, microzooplankton, young copepods, and larval fish.
Natural History:
Similar in appearance to Labidocera jollae.
References:
http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346614
http://copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr/en/fichesp.php?sp=1250
Esterly, C.O. (1905) The pelagic Copepoda of the San Diego region. University of California Publications in Zoology 2: 113-233.
Johnson, M.W. (1935) The developmental stages of Labidocera. Biological Bulletin 68: 397-421.