Pseudodiaptomus galapagensis - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

Pseudodiaptomus galapagensis Grice, 1964 (F,M)

Taxonomy

Order Calanoida

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Superfamily Diaptomoidea

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Family Pseudodiaptomidae

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Genus Pseudodiaptomus

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Synonymy

no Pseudodiaptomus galapagensis : Arcos, 1978 (p.50)

References

List of the studied authors

Grice, 1964 (p.255, figs.F,M); Dussart & Defaye, 1983 (p.34); Grindley, 1984 (p.226); Walter,1986 (p.131); 1986 a (p.502, fig.1: zoogeogr.); 1987 (p.366); 1989 (p.614, Redescr.F,M, figs.F,M; Rem.)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : G.D. Grice in Crustaceana, 1964, 6 (4). [p.256, Figs.1-10].
Female: 1, habitus (left lateral side); 2, last thoracic segment and urosome (dorsal); 3, idem (ventral); 4, genutal somite (right side); 5, idem (left side); 6, A2; 7, mandibular palp of Md; 8, masticatory edge of Md; 9, Mx1; 10, Mx2.

Species Pseudodiaptomus galapagensis - Plate 2 of morphological figures

Plate 2 issued from : G.D. Grice in Crustaceana, 1964, 6 (4). [p.257, Figs.11-19].
Female: 11, Mxp (distal setae omitted); 12, P1; 13, P4; 14, P5; 14A, terminal segment of P5.

Male: 15, habitus (right lateral side); 16, last thoracic segment and urosome (dorsal); 17, 2nd and 3rd ursome segments (ventral); 18, right A1 (setae omitted); 19, P5.
Scales: See on figs.1-10.

Species Pseudodiaptomus galapagensis - Plate 3 of morphological figures

Plate 3 issued from : T.C. Walter in Bull. Mar. Sc., 1989, 45 (3). [p.615, Fig.13].
Female: A, habitus (dorsal); B, idem (lateral left side); C, last thoracic segment and urosome showing hyaline-like shield (dorsal); D, idem (lateral right side); E, P5 (anterior view).

Male: F, habitus (lateral right side); G, idem (dorsal); H, P5 (posterior view); I, idem (anterior view).

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Pseudodiaptomus galapagensis by geographical zones

Localisations

Geographical glossary

Galapagos (Santa Cruz Island)

Quotations

N: 2

Dimensions (mm)

References of the authors concerning dimensions

(950) F: 1,67-1,70; M: 1,12-1,16; {F: 1,67-1,70; M: 1,12-1,16}

Remarks

Incomplete data.
.This species resembles Pseudodiaptomus acutus (Dahl, 1894).
In Americanus species group (acutus subgroup) after Walter & al. 2006, p.203.

Last update : 28/06/2013

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