Species Card of Copepod
Calanoida ( Order )
    Diaptomoidea ( Superfamily )
        Pontellidae ( Family )
            Pontella ( Genus )
Pontella forficula  A. Scott, 1909   (M)
Ref.:
A. Scott, 1909 (p.162, figs.M); Mulyadi, 2000 (p.187, figs.M, Rem.); 2002 (p.98, figs.M, Rem.); Othman & Toda, 2006, (p.315, figs.M); Phukham, 2008 (p.89, figs.M); Mulyadi, 2011 (Rem.: p.1532-1533, fig.11: M)
Species Pontella forficula - Plate 1 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Scott in Siboga-Expedition, 1909, XIX a. [Plate LIII, Figs.1-7].
Male (from Sulu Archipelago): 1, habitus (dorsal); 2, rostrum; 3, left A1; 4, right A1; 5, proximal marginal plate of right A1; 6, endopodite of P1; 7, P5.

Compl. Ref.:
Sewell, 1948 (p.419); Silas & Pillai, 1973 (1976) (p.776); Maiphae & Sa-ardrit, 2011 (p.641, Table 2, 3, Rem.)
NZ: 0

Distribution map of Pontella forficula by geographical zones
Loc:
Philippines (Sulu Sea)
Lg.:
(5) M: 3,1
Rem.: epipelagic. Neritic.
After Mulyadi 2011, p.1532-1533) the Scott's male of this species must be considered as the male of Ivellopsis elephas (Brady, 1883), and therefore Scott's (1909) species name has become unvalid.
Last update : 15/05/2013
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