Rhincalanus nasutus
Giesbrecht (1888)
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Taxonomy
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass | Copepoda |
| Order | Calanoida |
| Family | Rhincalanidae |
| Genus | Rhincalanus |
| Species | nasutus |
Size
- Female: 3.90-5.30 mm
- Male: 2.70-4.30 mm
Distinguishing characteristics
- Conical forehead
- Rostral filaments not visible dorsally
Male
- 5th leg strongly curved end bristle on the right side
- Small pair of spines on dorsal surface of genital section
Female
- A1 1.5 x length of body
- P5 with 1 seta on 2nd segment and 3 on the 3rd
- Small pair of spines on dorsal surface of genital somite
Distribution
Ecology
References
- Bradford-Grieve, J. M., E. L. Markhaseva, et al. (1999). Copepoda. South Atlantic Zooplankton. D. Boltovskoy. Leiden, The Netherlands, Backhuys Publishers. 1: 869-1098.
- Conway DVP, White, R.G., Hugues-Dit-Ciles, J., Gallienne, C.P. and Robins, D.B. (2003). Guide to the coastal and surface zooplankton of the south-western Indian Ocean, Vol Occasional Publications No. 15. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
- 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.