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Copépodes planctoniques marins
Taxonomy
Ordre Calanoida
Superfamille Diaptomoidea
Famille
Parapontellidae Giesbrecht, 1894
Syn.:  
Parapontellina Giesbrecht, 1892 (p.73); Parapontellinae Giesbrecht, 1894 (p.94)
Ref.:  
Sars, 1903 (p.143); Gurney, 1931 a (p.85); Rose, 1933 a (p.265); Andronov, 1974 a (p.1005); Bowman & Abele, 1982 (p.9); Razouls, 1982 (p.587); Mauchline, 1988 (p.715); Huys & Boxshall, 1991 (p.419); Razouls, 1993 (p.307); Bradford-Grieve, 1999 b (p.210, Déf.); Ohtsuka & Huys, 2001 (p.461); Boxshall & Halsey, 2004 (p.12; 49; 155: Def.); Vives & Shmeleva, 2007 (p.484)
Bradford-Grieve J.M., (2002 onwards). Key to calanoid copepod families. Version 1 : 2 oct 2002. http://www.crustacea.net/crustace/calanoida/index.htm
Rem.:  
2 G.: Neopontella, Parapontella.

Figures

Planche 1
Issued from : G.A. Boxshall & S.H. Halsey in An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. The Ray Society, 2004, No 166, Part. I. [p.155].
Armature formula of swimming legs P1 to P4.

Nota : Female P5 comprising transverse plate formed by fused coxae and intercoxal sclerite ; separate basis with proximally located outer seta, and 1-segmented rami : endopod short, with forked apex ; exopod long, armed with lateral spine and 2 spines plus spinous process distally. Endopod absent in Neopontella.
- Male P5 asymmetrical ; legs fused proximally ; coxa and basis fused on both sides ; right leg with inner process on basis possibly representing endopod ; exopod 2-segmented, 1st segment with inner process, 2nd segment tapering into spinous apical process ; left leg with 2-segmented exopod, 1st segment with outer spine and small inner process, 2nd segment with 3 spines or spinous processes around outer and distal margins.
- Eggs released into water.
Planche 2
Issued from : G.A. Boxshall & S.H. Halsey in An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. The Ray Society, 2004, No 166, Part. I. [p.157, Fig.35].
Parapontellidae. A, Parapontella brevicornis habitus female; B, male Mx2; C, male Mxp; D, female Md; E, female P5; F, male P5. G, Neopontella typica female P5. [Sars, 1903a: A and D-F; Giesbrecht, 1893 a [1892]: B-C; A. Scott, 1909: G.]

Genre
(1) Neopontella A. Scott, 1909Espèces, variétés et détails
Ref.:  
A. Scott, 1909 (p.185); Sewell, 1932 (p.391); Wilson, 1932 a (p.558); Tanaka, 1965 (p.386); Bradford, 1972 (p.30); Razouls, 1982 (p.587); 1993 (p.558); Mauchline, 1998 (p.97); Bradford-Grieve, 1999 b (p.210, Def.); Boxshall & Halsey, 2004 (p.155)
Rem.:  
Total: 1 sp.

Genre
(2) Parapontella Brady, 1878Espèces, variétés et détails
Syn.:  
Pontellina (part.) : Lubbock, 1857 (p.407)
Ref.:  
Brady, 1878 (p.68); Giesbrecht, 1892 (p.74, 501); Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898 (p.149); Sars, 1903 (p.144); van Breemen, 1908 a (p.154); Wilson, 1932 a (p.558); Rose, 1933 a (p.265); Bradford, 1972 (p.30); Razouls, 1982 (p.587); Mauchline, 1988 (p.715); Razouls, 1993 (p.307); Mauchline, 1998 (p.97); Bradford-Grieve, 1999 b (p.211, Déf.); Boxshall & Halsey, 2004 (p.155); Vives & Shmeleva, 2007 (p.484)
Rem.:  
Total: 1 sp.