Species Card of Copepod
Calanoida ( Order )
    Clausocalanoidea ( Superfamily )
        Euchaetidae ( Family )
            Paraeuchaeta ( Genus )
Paraeuchaeta triloba  Park, 1995   (F)
Ref.:
Park, 1994 (p.320); 1995 (p.43, Descr.F, figs.F)
Species Paraeuchaeta triloba - Plate 1 of morphological figuresissued from : T. Park in Bull. Scripps Inst. Oceanogr. Univ. California, San Diego, 1995, 29. [p.141, Fig.31].
Female: a, forehead (left side); b, urosome (left); c, genital somite (left); d, idem (left, tilted counterclockwise); e, idem (ventral); f, outer lobe of Mx1; g, P1 (anterior); h, P2 (anterior).

Nota: Similar in habitus including urosome to P. scotti.
Dorsal wall of genital somite nearly straight; genital flange appears trilobed; posterior edge of genital field produced into a relatively small knob; posterior margin of genital prominence distinctly shorter than posterior ventral wall of somite and they meet in a rather smooth curve. Genital somite in both dorsal and ventral view widest at middle with marked genital swelling. Viewed laterally, left side of genital somite with a low ridge close to anterior base of genital prominence, which can be seen more clearly when the somite is tilted.
2nd urosomal somite with a low dorsal hump close to proximal end.
Cephalosomal appendages and swimming legs similar to those of P. scotti except that outer lobe of Mx1 with 7 long distal plus 2 small proximal setae.


Species Paraeuchaeta triloba - Plate 2 of morphological figuresParaeuchaeta triloba Female:
1 - See key to species Groups and independent species of Paraeuchaeta (p.30): malayensis species Group.
2 - Outer spine of 2nd exopodal segment (or the 2nd of the first 2 exopodal segments forming a proximal, compound segment) of P1 normally developed (Fig.31-g).
3 - Outer lobe of Mx1 with 7 long setae in addition to 1 or 2 minute setae proximally (Fig.31-f).
4 - Genital somite without a conical process on left side close to anterior base of genital prominence (Fig.31-c).
5 - Dorsally and ventrally, genital somite symmetrical (Fig.31-e).
6 - Laterally, genital flange with normal posterior lobe (Fig.31-c).
7 - Laterally, genital somite with more or less smooth dorsal margin (Fig.31-c).
8 - Laterally, genital prominence with nearly straight or only slightly bulging posterior margin (Fig.31-c).
9 - Outer lobe of Mx1 with 7 long setae plus 1 or 2 very minute setae (Fig.31-f).
10 - Laterally, genital prominence with posterior margin equal to or longer than posterior ventral wall of somite (Fig.31-c).
11 - Laterally, posterior margin of genital prominence and posterior ventral wall of somite forming an angle of less than 120° (Fig.31-c).
12 - Laterally, genital flange trilobed (Fig.31-c).

Compl. Ref.:
Suarez-Morales & Gasca, 1998 a (p.109)
NZ: 1

Distribution map of Paraeuchaeta triloba by geographical zones
Loc:
off California, Gulf of California

Type locality: 38°13'N, 124°07'W.
N: 1
Lg.:
(3) F: 7,7-7; {F: 7,00-7,70}
Rem.: Park (1995, p.43) collected this species at 2 locations: Off California and in the Gulf of California (Guaymas Basin: 26°59'N, 111°25'W)
Last update : 27/01/2015
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