Species Card of Copepod
Calanoida ( Order )
    Clausocalanoidea ( Superfamily )
        Scolecitrichidae ( Family )
            Xantharus ( Genus )
Xantharus cryeri  Bradford-Grieve, 2005   (F)
Ref.:
Bradford-Grieve, 2005 (p.942, Descr.F, figs.F)
Species Xantharus cryeri - Plate 1 of morphological figuresissued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.943, Fig.1].
Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, habitus (lateral right side); B, idem (dorsal); C, rostrum (anterior aspect); D, urosome (ventral); E, right caudal ramus (ventral view).

Nota: head and 1st thoracic segment fused, 4th and 5th fused. Urosme of 4 free segments (Anal segment short, not visible on dorsal surface). A1 (24-segmented) extends to distal border pedigerous somite 2.


Species Xantharus cryeri - Plate 2 of morphological figuresissued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.944, Fig.2].
Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, urosome (lateral left side); B, idem (dorsal); C, P5 (posterior view); D, Mxp; E, Mxp syncoxa.

Species Xantharus cryeri - Plate 3 of morphological figuresissued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.945, Fig.3].
Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, A1; B, distal part of A1; C, A2; D, Md; E, Mx1 (praecoxal arthrite); F, Mx2; G, idem (endopod).


Species Xantharus cryeri - Plate 4 of morphological figuresissued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.946, Fig.4].
Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, P1 (anterior); B, P2 (posterior); C, P3 (posterior); D, P4 (incomplete, posterior).

Nota: Basis of P1 with inner distal spinules.

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Xantharus cryeri by geographical zones
Loc:
New Zealand (SE North Island)
N: 1
Lg.:
(944) F: 0,98-1,02; {F: 0,98-1,02}
Rem.: hyperbenthic (306 m).
This species resembles X. siedleckii.
Morphological characteristics (from Bradford-Grieve , 2005, p.947): A1 extends to distal border of pedigerous 2; basis of Md with 3 setae; inner lobe 1 of Mx2 with 5 setae; basis of P1 with inner distal spinules; general proportions of P5: squat; basis and exopod of P5: fused; exopod of P5 with 3 spines.
Last update : 02/02/2015
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