Rhincalanus cornutus
Dana (1849)
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Taxonomy
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass | Copepoda |
| Order | Calanoida |
| Family | Rhincalanidae |
| Genus | Rhincalanus |
| Species | cornutus |
Size
- Female: 2.90-3.80 mm
- Male: 2.40-3.60 mm
Distinguishing characteristics
- Distinct form of anterior cephalosome with dorsally visible rostral filaments
- Form of female P5
Male
- Not well described
- P5 with more or less straight end bristle
Female
- Distinct elongated forehead in shape of arrow with rostral filaments visible dorsally
- P5 with no setae on segment 1 and 1 seta on segment 2
Distribution
Ecology
References
- Bradford-Grieve J., 1994. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic calanoid copopoda: Megacalanidae, Calanidae, Paracalanidae, Mecynoceridae, Eucalanidae, Spinocalanidae, Clausocalanidae. New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir 102.
- Bradford-Grieve, J. M., E. L. Markhaseva, et al. (1999). Copepoda. South Atlantic Zooplankton. D. Boltovskoy. Leiden, The Netherlands, Backhuys Publishers. 1: 869-1098.
- Dakin, W. J. & Colefax, A. N. 1940. The plankton of the Australian coastal waters off New South Wales, Volume 1, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Limited.