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Marine Planktonic Copepods
Oithona sp. Unterüberbacher  Unterüberbacher, 1964   (F)
Taxonomy
Order Cyclopoida
Family Oithonidae

References

Unterüberbacher, 1964 (p.33, figs.F)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : H.K. Unterüberbacher in Investl Rep. mar. Res. Lab. S.W. Afr., 1964, 11. [Pl.35].
Female (off Namibia).
Nota: A1 reaches the posterior end of the 3rd urosomal segmentEndopod of Mx1 with 4 setae.
Plate 2 issued from : H.K. Unterüberbacher in Investl Rep. mar. Res. Lab. S.W. Afr., 1964, 11. [p.33].
Female: Numbers of the external spines and the internal setae oof the exopodites from P1 to P4.

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Oithona sp. by geographical zones


Localisations

S Atlantic (offshore of Namibia)

Quotations

N: 1

Dimensions (mm)

(432) F: 1,75-1,92; {F: 1,75-1,92}

Remarks

According to Unterüberbacher (1964, p.33) this form seem to be nearly related to Oithona setigera, but without the terminal enlargements of the setae on the 2nd basal segments of the P1 to P4.
Last update : 26/01/2015

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