Xanthocalanus spinodenticulatus - Species Card

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Calanoida ( Order )	details
Clausocalanoidea ( Superfamily )	details
Phaennidae ( Family )	details
Xanthocalanus ( Genus )	details	List species for this Genus

Xanthocalanus spinodenticulatus Markhaseva, 1998 (F)

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Syn.:

Xanthocalanus sp. nov.2 Sirenko & al., 1996 (p.349)

Ref.:

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List of the studied authors )

Markhaseva, 1998 (p.414, Descr.F, figs.F)

Species Xanthocalanus spinodenticulatus - Plate 1 of morphological figures

issued from : E.L. Markhaseva in J. Mar. Syst., 1998, 15. [p.415, Fig.1].
Female (from 77°41,4' N, 125°55,1 E).
Ce = forehead (lateral); R = rostrum (ventral); PC = posterior corners of prosome; UR = urosome; Pmd = mandibular palp; Gnth md = gnathobase of Md.
Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Nota : Inner lobe 2 of Mx1 with 5 setae (2 small thin and 3 long), inner lobe 3 with 4 setae, basis with 5 setae near the base of endopod, endopod with 8, exopod with 10, outer lobe with 9 setae.

Compl. Ref.:

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List of the studied authors )

Kosobokova & al., 2011 (p.29, Table 2, Rem.: Amundsen Basin)

NZ:

Distribution map of Xanthocalanus spinodenticulatus by geographical zones

Loc:

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Geographical glossary )

Arct. (Laptev Sea, Amundsen Basin)

Lg.:

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References of the authors concerning dimensions )

(281) F: 2,55; {F: 2,55}

Rem.:

Depth: 1992-1993 m.
According to Markhaseva (1998, p.414) this species is distinguished from the other species of the genus by the finely serrated spines on the 4th and 5th endites of Mx2 ; by the presence of 5 setae on inner lobe 2 of Mx1 (X. penicillatus Tanaka, 1960 has also 5 setae, the majority of the Xanthocalanus species have 4 setae), and in the smaller number of setae (4) on the 1st endite of Mx2 (5 setae are typical for other species of Xanthocalanus.

Last update : 02/02/2015


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