General Features of the External Morphology of Marine Planktonic Copepods
1. Introduction
2. General morphology
3. Morphology of the various body parts and appendages
4. Dimensions
5. Forms
6. Main structural modifications
7. The antennules
8. The antennae
9. The buccal frame
10. The Mandibles
11. The Maxillules
12. The Maxillae
13. The Maxillipeds
14. The swimming legs
15. Variation in segment number
16. Nomenclature and Metamery
17. Tegumentary structures and organs
18. Visual organs
19. Morphological variations
20. Sex-ratio
21. Gynandromorphism and intersexuality
22. Mating
23. Parthenogenesis
24. Egg-laying characteristics
25. Larval forms
26. Development duration
27. Growth
28. Regeneration
29. Anomalies
30. Classification and Phylogeny
31. References
32. Photo library
Regeneration
The capacity for regeneration is extremely limited in adult copepods. Cases have been reported in which the antennule is able to replace missing segments by a tuft of setae. Juvenile stages may partially regenerate their antennules and furcal setae.