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Marine Planktonic Copepods
Labidocera sp.  Al-Yamani & Prusova, 2003   (F,M)
Taxonomy
Order Calanoida
Superfamily Diaptomoidea
Family Pontellidae

References

Al-Yamani & Prusova, 2003 (p.83, figs.F,M); Al-Yamani & al., 2011 (p.34, figs.F,M)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : F.Y. Al-Yamani & I. Prusova in Common Copepods Northwestern Arabian Gulf : Identification Guide. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 2003. [p.82, Fig.29].
Female: A, metasomal segment 5 and urosome (dorsal); B, head (dorsal); C, idem (lateral); D, P1; E, rostrum; F, P5; segment genital (dorsal; another specimen).
Plate 2 issued from : F.Y. Al-Yamani & I. Prusova in Common Copepods Northwestern Arabian Gulf : Identification Guide. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, 2003. [p.84, Fig.30].
Male: H, metasomal segment 5 and urosome (dorsal); I, head (dorsal); J, idem (lateral); K, right A1; L, P5.
Nota: Right leg of P5 uniramous, with a chala; left leg with exopod 2-segmented, endopod rudimentary, in a form of curved seta, with hairs on apical end.

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Labidocera sp. by geographical zones


Localisations

Arabian Gulf (Kuwait)

Quotations

N: 2

Dimensions (mm)

(937) F: 3,02-3,51; M: 2,98-3,22; (1085) F: 2,8-3,51; M: 2,55-3,2; {F: 2,90-3,51; M: 2,55-3,22}
Last update : 02/07/2013

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