Farranula carinata
Giesbrecht (1891)
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Taxonomy
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass | Copepoda |
| Order | Cyclopoida |
| Family | Corycaeidae |
| Genus | Farranula |
| Species | carinata |
Size
- Female: 0.72 – 0.98 mm
- Male: 0.7 – 0.91 mm
Distinguishing characteristics
- Cuticular lenses in profile when viewed dorsally
- Genital somite form
Male
- Prosome 2 segmented
- Urosome widest at centre, tapered both anteriorly and posteriorly
- Urosome 2.5 times as long as caudal rami
- Posterior section of genital enlargement 2/3 of way down somite
- Caudal rami 10 times as long as wide
Female
- 2 plumose or spiny setae at base of A2
- Prosome 2 segmented
- Prosome points long and slender, extend beyond centre of urosome
- Prosome hump backed in lateral view
- Beak like keel on ventral surface
- P4 with no trace of endopod, 1 naked seta at the base
- Urosome 1 segmented
- Urosome 2 times as long as caudal rami
- Urosome has wide projection dorsally with setae mid ventral anteriorly
- Caudal rami 4 times as long as wide
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.
- Farran, G. P. (1911). "Plankton from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. I. On Copepoda of the Family Corycaeidae." London Proc. Zool. Soc. 1911: (282-296).