Species Card of Copepod
Calanoida ( Order )
    Epacteriscoidea ( Superfamily )
        Epacteriscidae ( Family )
            Edaxiella ( Genus )
Edaxiella rubra  Fosshagen, Boxshall & Iliffe, 2001   (F,M)
Ref.:
Fosshagen & al., 2001 (p.248, figs.F,M)
Species Edaxiella rubra - Plate 1 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Fosshagen, G.A. Boxshall & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 2001, 86 (4/5). [p.249, Fig.1].
Female (from Jamaica): A-B, habitus (lateral and dorsal, respectively); C, rostrum; D, A1; E, A2; F, Md; G, Mx1; H, Mx2; I, Mxp; J, tip of endopod of Mxp.


Species Edaxiella rubra - Plate 2 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Fosshagen, G.A. Boxshall & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 2001, 86 (4/5). [p.250, Fig.2].
Female: A, P1; B, P2; C, P3; D, P4; E, P5.

male: F, habitus (dorsal; G, right A1; H, P5.


Species Edaxiella rubra - Plate 3 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Fosshagen, G.A. Boxshall & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 2001, 86 (4/5). [p.271, Fig.14, A].
Female: A, rostrum (arrow indicates surface structures shown in F; scale bar = 50 µm); F, rostral surface structures (scale bar = 5 µm).


Species Edaxiella rubra - Plate 4 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Fosshagen, G.A. Boxshall & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 2001, 86 (4/5). [p.272, Fig.15, D].
Female: D, caudal ramus (arrow indicates seta I; scale bar = 25 µm).


Species Edaxiella rubra - Plate 5 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Fosshagen, G.A. Boxshall & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 2001, 86 (4/5). [p.273, Fig.16, B].
Female: B, mandibular palp with endopod indicated by arrow (scale bar = 25 µm).


Species Edaxiella rubra - Plate 6 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Fosshagen, G.A. Boxshall & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 2001, 86 (4/5). [p.273, Fig.16, D].
Female: D, tip of distal outer spine on 3rd exopodal segment of P1 (scale bar = 4 µm).


Species Edaxiella rubra - Plate 7 of morphological figuresissued from : A. Fosshagen, G.A. Boxshall & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 2001, 86 (4/5). [p.281, Fig.21, C].
Female: C, segments I-II antennule (arrows indicate fusion between segments; scale bar = 15 µm).

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Edaxiella rubra by geographical zones
Loc:
Jamaica (Discovery Bay: Air Strip Caves)
N: 1
Lg.:
(836) F: 1,96-2,06; M: 1,89-2,1; {F: 1,96-2,06; M: 1,89-2,10}
Rem.: Anchialine caves.
Predatory form (see mouthparts).
The coloration (bright red colour) indicates that the species is not one the most extreme troglobitic members of the family.
Last update : 03/01/2015
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