Bradyidius tropicus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

Bradyidius tropicus Wolfenden, 1905 (F)

Taxonomy

Order Calanoida

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Superfamily Clausocalanoidea

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Family Aetideidae

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Genus Bradyidius

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Synonymy

Bradyidius armatus (F) Wolfenden, 1905 (p.1005, Rem.F), no Vanhöffen, 1897;
Undinopsis tropicus : Farran, 1936 a (p.88, Rem.)

References

List of the studied authors

Bradford, 1976 a (p.1, 6: Rem.); Bradford & Jillett, 1980 (p.21); Othman & Greenwood, 1987 (p.1137, Rem.)

Distribution

NZ: 2

Distribution map of Bradyidius tropicus by geographical zones

Distribution map of Bradyidius tropicus for the Zone Indian Ocean

Localisations

Geographical glossary

Maldive Is., Australia (Great Barrier Reef)

Quotations

N: 2

Dimensions (mm)

References of the authors concerning dimensions

(34) F: 1,63-1,55; M: 1,28-1,26; (78) F: 1,2; {F: 1,20-1,63; M: 1,26-1,28}

Remarks

hyperbenthic.
Very doubtful species.
According to Park (1966, p.809) the species is closely related to B. armatus, differing only in size and in the number of teeth on the terminal spines of the exopods of P2 to P4.

Last update : 30/12/2014

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