Chiridius mexicanus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

Chiridius mexicanus Park, 1975 (F)

Taxonomy

Order Calanoida

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Superfamily Clausocalanoidea

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Family Aetideidae

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Genus Chiridius

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References

List of the studied authors

Park, 1975 b (p.287, Descr.F, figs.F); Bradford & Jillett, 1980 (p.23)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : T. Park in Bull. Mar. Sci., 1975, 25 (2). [p.288, Fig.11]
Female (from Gulf of Mexico): a, c, habitus (dorsal, lateral, respectively)); b, d, posterior part of metasome and urosome (dorsal, lateral, respectively); e, forehead (lateral); f, P1; g, P2. P1-2: legs (anterior view).

Complementary References

List of the studied authors

Suarez-Morales & Gasca, 1998 a (p107)

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Chiridius mexicanus by geographical zones

Localisations

Geographical glossary

Gulf of Mexico

Quotations

N: 1

Dimensions (mm)

References of the authors concerning dimensions

(197) F: 2,44-2,3; {F: 2,30-2,44}

Remarks

Meso-bathypelagic.
Similar in habitus to C. gracilis or C. molestus but distinguishable by the short matasomal processes and long A1.

Last update : 01/01/2015

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