Paradisco nudus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

Paradisco nudus Schulz, 1993 (F)

Taxonomy

Order Calanoida

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Superfamily Arietelloidea

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Family Discoidae

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Genus Paradisco

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References

List of the studied authors

Schulz, 1993 (p.203, Descr.F, figs.F); Boxshall & Halsey, 2004 (p.109: fig.F); Vives & Shmeleva, 2007 (p.289, figs.F, Rem.)

Figures

Plate 1 issued from : K. Schulz in Mitt. Hamb. Zool. Mus. Inst., 1993, 90. [p.202, Fig.3 G-N].
Female (NE Atlant.: off Cabo Finisterre); G, habitus (lateral left side); H, A1 (segments 21-25); I, A2; J, Md (ganthobase); K, Md (mandibular palp); L, Mx1; M, Mx2; N, Mxp.
Scale bars = 0.100 mm.
Nota: A1 26-segmented (distalmost segments 25 and 26 only weakly separated). A2 with exopod longer than endopod. Masticatory blade tapering distally into 2 unicuspidate teeth surrounded by numerous spinules. Mx1: 1st inner lobe with 2 setae, 2nd lobe vestigial (without setae); basis and endopod bearing 1 and 5 setae; exopod and 1st outer lobe with 5 and 4 setae, respectively. mx2 with 5 lobes bearing 3, 1, 1, 2 and 1 setae (5th with 1 very strong and curved seta).

Species Paradisco nudus - Plate 2 of morphological figures

Plate 2 issued from : K. Schulz in Mitt. Hamb. Zool. Mus. Inst., 1993, 90. [p.204, Fig.4 ].
Female: A, habitus (dorsal); B, forehead (ventral); C, urosome (ventral); D, P1 (aberrant specimen); E, P2; F, P3; G, P4; H, P5.
Scale bars = 0.100 mm.
Nota: Rostrum vestigial. P5 1-segmented, plate-like, and more or less rectangular, lacking any spines.

Distribution

NZ: 1

Distribution map of Paradisco nudus by geographical zones

Localisations

Geographical glossary

NE Atlant. (Bay of Biscay)

Quotations

N: 1

Dimensions (mm)

References of the authors concerning dimensions

(367) F: 0,5-0,47; {F: 0,47-0,50}

Remarks

mesopelagic (400-600 m).

Last update : 27/01/2015

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