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Marine Planktonic Copepods
Haloptilus longiceps  Tanaka, 1964   (F)
Taxonomy
Order Calanoida
Superfamily Arietelloidea
Family Augaptilidae

References

Tanaka, 1964 b (p.44, Descr.F, figs.F); Matthews, 1972 (p.50); Park, 1988 (p.3)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : O. Tanaka in Publs Seto Mar. Biol. Lab., 1964, XII (1). [p.44, Fig.194].
Female: a, habitus (dorsal); b, forehead (left lateral side); c, urosome (ventral); d, idem (left lateral side); e, A2; f, Mandbular palp of Md; g, bitting blade of Md; h, Mx1; i, P1; j, P5.

Nota: Genital somite about as long as wide. The furcal rami 4 times as long as wide. The A1 exceeds the end of the furca by distal 4 segments.

Complementary References

Roe, 1972 (p.277, tabl.1, tabl.2); 1972 c (p.1034: Rem.); Vives, 1982 (p.293); Lozano Soldevilla & al., 1988 (p.60); Galbraith, 2009 (pers. comm.)

Distribution

NZ: 5

Distribution map of Haloptilus longiceps by geographical zones


Localisations

NW Pacif. (off Japan), NE Pacif. (Vancouver Is.), N Atlant. (Canary Is., off Morocco-Mauritania, Cuba)

Quotations

N: 5

Dimensions (mm)

(69) F: 3,02; (199) F: 3,19; {F: 3,02-3,19}

Remarks

Depth ?, because in a vertical haul from 1000 m to the surface.
Matthews (1972) considers the species valid. ? Cf.: Haloptilus austini
Last update : 06/01/2015

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