Pleopis polyphaemoides
Leuckart (1859)
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Taxonomy
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Branchiopoda |
| Subclass | Phyllopoda |
| Order | Diplostraca |
| Suborder | Cladocera |
| Family | Podonidae |
| Genus | Pleopis |
| Species | polyphaemoides |
Size
- Female: 0.3 - 0.7 mm
- Male: 0.4 - 0.7 mm
Distinguishing characteristics
- Body small
- Caudal rami short, in outline almost a equilateral triangle
Male
- Small conical carapace
- Head & eyes larger than in female
- Distal segment of endopodite of leg 1 situated on small peduncle bearing long hook; the preceding segment with only 1 setae
- Copulatory organ is rounded off distally
Female
- Almost spherical brood pouch
- Carapace faintly reticulate
- Head round & eyes very large, occupying almost the whole forehead
- Antennule very small
- Postabdominal setae are short, but still much longer than the small reduced caudal peduncle on which they are situated
- Brood pouch with 2-7 embryos
Distribution
Ecology
References
- Flößner, D., (1972) Kiemen- und Blattfüßer, Branchiopoda; Fischläuse, Branchiura. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands, 60. Teil. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena.