Average prosome lengths (±SD) of all analyzed copepod species at all sites, the results of statistical comparisons and a summary of the samples taken.

Abbreviations: PL – prosome length, SD – standard deviation, Med. Sea – Mediterranean Sea, "C5 right" and "C5 left" are codenames for two clausocalanid copepodites that refer to the position of the longer ramus of the fifth swimming leg.

缩写说明：PL为前体部长度（prosome length）的缩写，SD为标准差（standard deviation）的缩写，Med. Sea为地中海（Mediterranean Sea）的缩写；"C5右"与"C5左"为两种拟哲水蚤科桡足幼体的代号，二者的命名依据为各自第五游泳足较长肢节的位置。