Pontoptilus ovalis - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

Pontoptilus ovalis Sars, 1907 (F)

Taxonomy

Order Calanoida

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Superfamily Arietelloidea

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Family Augaptilidae

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Genus Pontoptilus

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References

List of the studied authors

Sars, 1907 a (p.25, Rem.F); 1925 (p.316, figs.F); Sewell, 1932 (p.329); 1947 (p.12); Vervoort, 1957 (p.140); 1965 (p.148, Rem.); Bradford-Grieve & al., 1999 (p.883, 938, figs.F); Vives & Shmeleva, 2007 (p.269, figs.F, Rem.)

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Plate 1 Issued from : G.O. Sars in Résult. Camp. Scient. Prince Albert I, 69, pls.1-127 (1924). [Pl.CXI, figs.9-13].
Female: 9, habitus (dorsal); 10, Md (masticatory edge); 11, Mx1; 12, Mx2; 13, P4.

Nota: Posterolateral corners of last thoracic segment rounded.
- A1 slightly extend the prosome.
- Caudal furca 2 times long than wide.

Species Pontoptilus ovalis - Plate 2 of morphological figures

Plate 2 issued from : J.M. Bradford-Grieve, E.L. Markhaseva & C.E.F. Rocha & B. Abiahy in South Atlantic Zooplankton, Edit. D. Boltovskoy. 1999. Vol.2. Copepoda. [p.1045, Fig. 7.282].
Female: Mx1.

Nota: Urosome 4-segmented.
Rostrum absent.
P5 endopodite 2-segmented.