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Marine Planktonic Copepods
Pertsovius serratus   Andronov & Kosobokova, 2011   (F)
Taxonomy
Order Calanoida
Superfamily Arietelloidea
Family Discoidae

References

Andronov & Kosobokova, 2011 (p.44, figs.F)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : V. N. Andronov & K. N. Kosobokova in Zootaxa, 2011, 2809. [p.43, Fig.7].
Female (from 74°07'N, 153°37'W): 1-2, habitus (dorsal and lateral, respectively); 3, forehead shown rostral area (lateral, left side); 4, genital double somite (lateral, left side); 5, urosome (ventral); 6, Md (mandibular blade); 7, Mxp.
Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
Plate 2 issued from : V. N. Andronov & K. N. Kosobokova in Zootaxa, 2011, 2809. [p.44, Fig.8].
Female: 1, P1; 2, left P2; 3, distal segment of the right exopod of P2; 4, P3; 5, P4.
Scale bar: 0.1 mm.

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Pertsovius serratus by geographical zones


Localisations

Arctic (Canada Basin)

Quotations

N: 1

Dimensions (mm)

Remarks

Mesopelagic (Depth sampled: 300-500 m; bottom depth: 3850 m).
For Andronov & Kosobokova (2011, p.45) the differential diagnosis is the presence of denticles on the outer edge of the 3rd exopodal segment of the left P2 and the appearance of the genital fields.
Last update : 28/01/2015

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