Placocalanus nannus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

Placocalanus nannus Fosshagen, 1970 (F,M)

Taxonomy

Order Calanoida

details

Superfamily Epacteriscoidea

details

Family Ridgewayiidae

details

Genus Placocalanus

details list species for this Genus

Abbreviations or symbols

References

List of the studied authors

Fosshagen, 1970 b (p.51, figs.F,M); Brugnanno & al., 2009 (p.354, Rem.)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : A. Fosshagen in Sarsia, 1970, 44. [p.53, Fig.11].
Female (from 23°49'20''N, 73°07'50''W): A-B, habitus (dorsal and lateral, respectively); C, A1; D, A2; E, Mx1; F, P1 (lateral view; setae omitted); G, P1; H, P2.

Species Placocalanus nannus - Plate 2 of morphological figures

Plate 2 issued from : A. Fosshagen in Sarsia, 1970, 44. [p.54, Fig.12].
Female: A, P3; B, P4; C, P5.

Male: D, habitus (dorsal); E, right A1 (setae omitted in middle part); F, P5 (anterior).

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Placocalanus nannus by geographical zones

Localisations

Geographical glossary

W Atlant. (off Conception Island, Bahamas)

Quotations

N: 1

Dimensions (mm)

References of the authors concerning dimensions

(512) F: 0,45-0,42; M: 0,43-0,42; {F: 0,42-0,45; M: 0,42-0,43}

Remarks

Depth: 12-45 m (on a sandy bottom).

Last update : 28/01/2015

Contributor Remarks

to add your remark