Calocalanus paracontractus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

Calocalanus paracontractus Shmeleva, 1974 (F)

Taxonomy

Order Calanoida

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Superfamily Calanoidea

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Family Paracalanidae

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Genus Calocalanus

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References

List of the studied authors

Shmeleva, 1974 (p.1719, Descr.F, figs.F); Vives & Shmeleva, 2007 (p.949, figs.F, Rem.)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : A.A. Shmeleva in Zool. Zh., 1974, 53 (11). [p.1719, Fig.2].
Female (from E equatorial Indian Ocean): 1, habitus (dorsal); 2, rostrum (lateral); 3, urosome (dorsal); 4-8, P1 to P5.

Complementary References

List of the studied authors

Kovalev & Schmeleva, 1982 (p.83); Greze & al., 1985 (p.7)

Distribution

NZ: 2

Distribution map of Calocalanus paracontractus by geographical zones

Distribution map of Calocalanus paracontractus for the Zone Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea

Distribution map of Calocalanus paracontractus for the Zone Indian Ocean

Localisations

Geographical glossary

W Medit. (Alboran Sea), Indian (NW & E)

Quotations

N: 3

Dimensions (mm)

References of the authors concerning dimensions

(426) F: 0,52; {F: 0,52}

Remarks

epipelagic (0-200 m).
Closely related to calocalanus contractus but differs from it by the structure of P5 (in the former it is symmetrical and consists of 2 segments whereas in the latter it is asymmetrical and has 3 or 4 segments).

Last update : 31/12/2014

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