Placocalanus inermis - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

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Placocalanus inermis Ohtsuka, Fosshagen & Soh, 1996 (F,M)

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List of the studied authors )

Ohtsuka & al.,1996 (p.254, figs.F,M)

Species Placocalanus inermis - Plate 1 of morphological figures

issued from : S. Ohtsuka , A. Fosshagen & H.Y. Soh inSarsia, 1996, 81. [p.254, Fig.4].
Female (from Nagannu Is., Okinawa): A, habitus (dorsal); B, idem (lateral right side); C, rostrum; D, genital double-somite (ventral; seminal receptacle arrowed).
Scales in mm.

Species Placocalanus inermis - Plate 2 of morphological figures

issued from : S. Ohtsuka , A. Fosshagen & H.Y. Soh inSarsia, 1996, 81. [p.256, Fig.5].
Female: A, A2 (coxa, basis and endopod); B, A2 (exopod); C, Md (mandibular gnathobase); D, Md (mandibular palp); E, Mx1; F, Mx2; G, Mxp; H, P1 (anterior surface); I, endopod of P1; J, P2 (anterior surface); K, P3 (anterior surface); L, P4 (posterior surface); M, P5 (posterior surface); N, endopod of P5.
Scales in mm. Holotype: A-F, H-N; paratype: G.

Species Placocalanus inermis - Plate 3 of morphological figures

issued from : S. Ohtsuka , A. Fosshagen & H.Y. Soh inSarsia, 1996, 81. [p.257, Fig.6].
Male: A, habitus (lateral right side); B, right A1 (segment XXV arrowed); C, left P5 (posterior surface); D, right P5 (posterior surface).
Scales in mm.

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Distribution map of Placocalanus inermis by geographical zones

Distribution map of Placocalanus inermis for the Zone China Seas, Vietnam

Loc:

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Geographical glossary )

S Japan (Nagannu Island, Okinawa)

Lg.:

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References of the authors concerning dimensions )

(514) F: 0,48-0,45; M: 0,49; {F: 0,45-0,48; M: 0,49}

Rem.:

hyperbenthic (depth: 47-51 m). Sandy bottom.
Cf. P. longicauda in Ohtsuka & al. (1996, p.253, Table 1).

Last update : 28/01/2015


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