Erebonectes nesioticus - Species Card - Marine Planktonic Copepods

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Erebonectes nesioticus Fosshagen, 1985 (F,M)

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List of the studied authors )

in Fosshagen & Iliffe, 1985 (p.346, figs.F,M); Huys & Boxshall, 1991 (p.55, 57, 64, 76, 80, figs.F,M); Fosshagen & al., 2001 (p.291, Rem.); Boxshall & Halsey, 2004 (p.113: figs.M)

Species Erebonectes nesioticus - Plate 1 of morphological figures

issued from : A. Fosshagen & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 1985, 70. [p.347, Fig.2].
Female (from Bermuda marine caves): A, habitus (dorsal); B, urosome (lateral); C, rostrum; D, A1; E, A2; F, Md; G, Mx1; H, Mx2.

Nota: A1 27-segmented (distal segment very short), extending backwards to the posterior end of the prosome. A2 endopod about twice the length of the exopod; exopod 8-segmented with 11 setae

Species Erebonectes nesioticus - Plate 2 of morphological figures

issued from : A. Fosshagen & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 1985, 70. [p.348, Fig.3].
Female: A, Mxp; B-D, P2 to P4.

Species Erebonectes nesioticus - Plate 3 of morphological figures

issued from : A. Fosshagen & T.M. Iliffe in Sarsia, 1985, 70. [p.349, Fig.4].
Female: A, P1; B, P5.

Male: C, habitus (dorsal); D, right A1; E, P5 (anterior view).
Nota: Right A1 23-segmented (segments 2-4 partly fused, a distinct geniculation between segments 18 and 19, a weak suture separates segments 19 and 20

NZ:

Distribution map of Erebonectes nesioticus by geographical zones

Loc:

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Geographical glossary )

NW Atlant. (Bermuda Is. caves)

Lg.:

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References of the authors concerning dimensions )

(385) F: 1,9; 1,73; M: 1,75; (836) F: 1,99; {F: 1,73-1,99; M: 1,75}

Rem.:

After Fosshagen & Iliffe (1985, p.350) the living animal was whitish with no visible eye spot.

Last update : 03/01/2015


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