Two New Species of Copepods From the Family Pseudocyclopidae (Copepoda, Calanoida)

The present paper describes the 2 new species, Pseudocyclops kulai and P. minya , captured in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. All specimens were collected in samples taken by hauling a plankton net of 142 mu m mesh size from near-bottom through the water column to the sea surface. Details of the...

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Published in:Crustaceana 1989, Vol.56 (1), p.63-77
Main Authors: Ross Othman, B.H, Greenwood, Jack G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
Copepoda
Crustacea
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Marine
Systematics. Geographical distribution
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Summary:The present paper describes the 2 new species, Pseudocyclops kulai and P. minya , captured in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. All specimens were collected in samples taken by hauling a plankton net of 142 mu m mesh size from near-bottom through the water column to the sea surface. Details of the sampling procedure and related sample data are given in Rothlisberg & Jackson (1982). All specimens were examined and dissected in glycerine/water and drawings were made using a Leitz HM-LUX with the aid the a camera lucida.
ISSN:0011-216X
1568-5403
DOI:10.1163/156854089X00806