Pseudodiaptomus compactus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

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Pseudodiaptomus compactus Walter, 1984 (F,M)

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Syn.:

Pseudodiaptomus aurivilli : Kasturirangan, 1963 (p.36);
Pseudodiaptomus mertoni : Wellershaus, 1969 (p.256, fig.M); Pillai, 1976 (1980) (p.247, figs.F,M)

Ref.:

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List of the studied authors )

Walter, 1984 (p.375, figs.M, Rem.); 1986 (p.132);1986 a (p.503); 1987 (p.367)

Species Pseudodiaptomus compactus - Plate 1 of morphological figures

issued from : T.C. Walter in Proc. Biol . Soc. Wash., 1984, 97 (2). [p.377, Fig.3, B-C].
Male (from Cochin, Inda): B, P5 (posterior view); C, idem (anterior view).

Species Pseudodiaptomus compactus - Plate 2 of morphological figures

Issued from : S. Wellershaus in Veröff. Inst. Meeresforsch. Bremerh., 1969, 11 (2). [p.255, Fig.23]. As Pseudodiaptomus mertoni.
Male (from Cochin backwater, S India): 23, P5.

Nota: Thoracic segment 5 with a strong spine on either side;
- Triangular spikes on the whole posterior margin of abdominal segments 2, 3 and 4, no additional spinyules on the ventral aspect.
- Anal segment yellow, with a pair of small black dots
Scale : single line = 0.1 mm ; double line = 0.05 mm.

Issued from : S. Wellershaus in Veröff. Inst. Meeresforsch. Bremerh., 1969, 11 (2). [p.256]. As Pseudodiaptomus mertoni.
Male (from Cochin Backwater, India): Proportion of the abdominal segments and proportional lengths of the caudal setae (in % of the abdominal length).

Nota: Ratio yhorax : abdomen = 1.91.

Compl. Ref.:

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List of the studied authors )

Madhupratap & Haridas, 1986 (p.105, tab.2)

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Distribution map of Pseudodiaptomus compactus by geographical zones