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Marine Planktonic Copepods
Brodskius confusus  Markhaseva & Ferrari, 2005   (F)
Taxonomy
Order Calanoida
Superfamily Clausocalanoidea
Family Scolecitrichidae

Synonymy

Xanthocalanus paraincertus Grice & Hulsemann, 1965 (p.235, figs.F); Bradford, 1973 (p.139, 147, Rem.); Bradford & al., 1983 (p.127, Rem.); Schulz & Beckmann, 1995 (p.210, Rem);
Tharybis paraincertus : Ferrari & Markhaseva, 2005 (Rem.: p.33; p.46: tab.1)

References

Markhaseva & Ferrari, 2005 a (p.127, figs.F, tab.1, Rem.)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : G.D. Grice & K. Hulsemann in J. Zool., 1965, 146. [p.237, Fig.12]. As Xanthocalanus paraincertus.
Female: a, habitus (lateral right side); b, forehead (lateral); c, rostrum (frontal view); d, posterior part of metasome and urosome (lateral right side); e, A2; f, Md (mandibular palp); g, Md (biting edge); h, Mx1; i, Mx2; j, Mxp.

Nota: Head and 1st thoracic segment separate, 4th and 5th separate. Rostral filaments long. A1 (24-segmented) reaches to end of prosome. mx1 with 2 setae on 2nd inner lobe, 3 setae on 3rd inner lobe, 8 setae on endopod, 1 seta on exopod. Mx2 with sensory appendages and 2 coarse spine-like distally.
Plate 2 issued from : G.D. Grice & K. Hulsemann in J. Zool., 1965, 146. [p.238, Fig.13, a-e]. As Xanthocalanus paraincertus.
Female (from NE Atlant.): a, P1; b, P2; c, P3; d, P4 (2nd and 3rd exopod segments missing); e, P5.
Plate 3 issued from : E.L. Markhaseva & F.D. Ferrari in Invert. Zool., 2005, 2 (2). [p.126, Fig.8].
Female (from paratype of Xanthocalanus paraincertus): A, Md (gnathobase; anterior); B, Mx1 (coxal endite, proximal and distal endites of basis, endopod and exopod); C, Mx2 (sensory setae of distal endite of basis + ramus); D, Mxp (syncoxa); E, right P1 (anterior); F, left P1 (endopod; anterior).
Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
Plate 4 issued from : E.L. Markhaseva & F.D. Ferrari in Invert. Zool., 2005, 2 (2). [p.121, Table 1].
Brodskius confusus (Selected character states of species included in Brodskius gen. n.).

Ce = cephalosome; Mn = mandible; Pd = pediger segment.
Plate 5 issued from : E.L. Markhaseva & F.D. Ferrari in Invert. Zool., 2005, 2 (2). [p.122, Table 1 (contituing)].
Brodskius confusus (Selected character states of species included in Brodskius gen. n.).
Ri = endopod; Re = exopod

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Brodskius confusus by geographical zones


Localisations

NE Atlant. (localisation losted: ? Canaries-Açores-)

Quotations

N: 2

Dimensions (mm)

(226) F: 1,61-1,15; {F: 1,15-1,61}

Remarks

abyssopelagic (1900-5000 m)
Last update : 11/07/2022

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