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Calanoida ( Order ) |
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Diaptomoidea ( Superfamily ) |
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Pontellidae ( Family ) |
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Pontellopsis ( Genus ) |
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Pontellopsis inflatodigitata Chen & Shen, 1974 (F,M) | |
| | | | | | | Syn.: | Pontellopsis scotti : Kasturirangan, 1963 (p.57, 59, figs.F,M), after Phukham (2008, p.94) | | | | Ref.: | | | Chen & Shen, 1974 (p.132, 136, figs.F,M); Mulyadi, 2002 (p.131, figs.F,M, Rem.); Othman & Toda , 2006 (p.316, figs.M); Phukham, 2008 (p.94, figs.F,M) |  issued from : Q.-c Chen & C.-j. Shen in Studia Marina Sinica, 1974, 9. [p.133, Figs.35-43]. Female from South China Sea): 35, habitus (dorsal); 36, urosome (dorsal); 37, idem; 38, rostrum (frontal view); 39, P2; 40, P5. Nota: Last thoracic segment with a pair of denticular processes on the posterior border, approching the base of the abdomen. Genital segment with 4 spines, 2 on the right side, subequal in lengths, another 2, very unequal in sizes, on the left side, the posterior one being much larger than the anterior oone. A1 16-segmented. P5 asymmetrical, exopods with the outer border of the right one with 3 denticles; the left exopod with the inner border smooth and the outer border bearing only 2 denticles, the distal one with 4 small denticles on its median side.; ebndopods all forked distally, the left one being larger than right one. Male: 41, last thoracic segment and urosome (dorsal); 42, distal part of right A1; 43, P5. Nota: Genital segment with a denticle on the right side. 2nd and 3rd abdominal segments all roundly produced on the right side and densely covered with short spinules as in the preceeding segment. P5 asymmetrical; exopod 1 of rihht foot with a denticle and 2 setae on the upper half of the outer border, exopod 2 bearing a lateral, long and curved digitate process with its distal end enlaged, exopod 3 with 2 elevations of unequal sizes on the outer border and mounted each with a seta, and 2 setae at the distal half of the inner border; exopod 1 of the left foot about 3.5 times as long as broad, with a long seta at the outer distal angle, exopod 2 about one-half as long as exopod 1, bearing a group of fine setae on the inner as well as on the outer border, exopod 3 very small, bearing 2 distal setae.
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 issued from : Mulyadi in Treubia, 2002, 32; [p.132, Fig.48]. Female (from java Sea): a, habitus (dorsal); b, P5. Male: c, habitus (dorsal); d, metasomal somite 5 and urosome (dorsal); e, right P5; f, left P5.
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 issued from : B.H.R. Othman & T. Toda in Coastal Mar. Sc., 2006, 30 (1). [p.317, Fig.21]. Male (from Sister's Island, Singapore): A, habitus (dorsal); B, posterior part of prosome and urosome (dorsal); C, P5. Nota: Prosome to urosome length ratio 2.85 : 1. - Cephalon and 1st pedigerous somite separated , 4th and 5th fused, last thoracic segment process asymmetical, left rounded extending to middle of genital segment, right acuminate curving inwards reaching middle of anal segment. - Urosome 5-segmented. - Urosomal segments 2 and 3 asymmetrical, right margin extended toward right and with dense short spinules. - ¨5 asymmetrical, right leg chelate, thumb of exopodal segment 1 prominent, extremely long and curved, digitate, distal end enlarged and knob-shaped, 1 long seta present near base of exopodal segment 1., exopodal segment 2 2/3 length of segment 1, curving inward slightly, inner margin with 1 long and 1 short setae, outer margin 1 seta and 1 short seta at apex; left leg with short coxa, basis with 1 seta, exopodal segment 1 with 1 spine at distal end, exopodal segment 2 short and small with 2 unequal distal spine, inner margin hirsute.
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 issued from : N. Phukham in Species diversity of calanoid copepods in Thai waters, Andaman Sea (Master of Science, Univ. Bangkok). 2008. [p.178, Fig.52]. Female (from W Malay Peninsula): a, habitus (dorsal); b, urosome (dorsal); c, P5. Male: d, habitus (lateral); e, urosome (dorsal); f, right P5; g, left P5. Body length after the drawings: F = 1.520 mm (in dorsal view); M = 1.364 mm (in lateral view).
| | | | | Compl. Ref.: | | | Shih & Young, 1995 (p.72) | | | | NZ: | 3 | | |
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Distribution map of Pontellopsis inflatodigitata by geographical zones
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| | | | | | | | | | Loc: | | | India, W Malay Peninsula (Andaman Sea), Straits of Malacca (Singapore), Indonesia (Sunda Strait, off Labuan, Jakarta Bay, Surabaya), China Seas (East China Sea, South China Sea)
Type locality: South China Sea. | | | | N: | 5 | | | | Lg.: | | | (394) F: 2,04-1,65; M: 1,7-1,5; (1086) M: 1,49; (1087) F: 1,65-1,75; M: 1,5-1,65; {F: 1,65-2,04; M: 1,49-1,70} | | | | Rem.: | neritic.
For Chen & Shen (1974, p.137) this species resembles P. macronyx. | | | Last update : 27/10/2015 | |
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