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Marine Planktonic Copepods
Diaixis centrura  Connell, 1981   (F,M)
Taxonomy
Order Calanoida
Superfamily Clausocalanoidea
Family Diaixidae

References

Connell, 1981 (p.489, figs.F,M); Andronov, 2002 (p.17, figs.F,M)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : Connell A.D. in Ann. Natal Mus., 1981, 24 (2). [p.490, Figs.1-10].
Female: 1, habitus (dorsal view); 2, idem (lateral view); 3, Rostrum; 4, Urosome and Th5 (ventral view); 5, A1; 6, A2; 7, Md; 8, Md (mandibular palp); 9, Mx1; 10, Mx2.
Plate 2 issued from : Connell A.D. in Ann. Natal Mus., 1981, 24 (2). [p.492, Figs.11-17].
Female: 11, P1 (posterior view); 12, P2 (idem); 13, P3 (idem); 14, P4 (idem).

Male: 15, habitus (dorsal view); 16, idem (lateral view); 17, P5 (anterior view).
Plate 3 issued from : Connell A.D. in Ann. Natal Mus., 1981, 24 (2). [p.491, Plate 1].
Female (SEM photograph): b, thorax and urosome (ventral view)

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Diaixis centrura by geographical zones


Localisations

South Africa : Natal (Umzimkulu estuary)

Quotations

N: 2

Dimensions (mm)

(358) F: 0,84-0,76; M: 0,78-0,69; {F: 0,76-0,84; M: 0,69-0,78}
Last update : 04/12/2020

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