Oithona attenuata
Farran,
1913 (Copepod)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Oithonidae |
Description
Size: Length: female 0.78-0.84 mm; male 0.53 mm.
Female: Prosome ovoid. Cephalsome truncate anteriorly. Rostrum blunt and not visible dorsally. Urosome longer than prosome. Genital segment three times longer than wide, with a prominent lateral processes approximately 1/3 down the genital segment. Anal segment 1.5 times longer than wide. Furca slender and long, four times longer than wide.
Male: Cephalosome truncate anteriorly. Prosome just shorter than urosome. Furca longer than anal segment.
Size: Length: female 0.78-0.84 mm; male 0.53 mm.
Female: Prosome ovoid. Cephalsome truncate anteriorly. Rostrum blunt and not visible dorsally. Urosome longer than prosome. Genital segment three times longer than wide, with a prominent lateral processes approximately 1/3 down the genital segment. Anal segment 1.5 times longer than wide. Furca slender and long, four times longer than wide.
Male: Cephalosome truncate anteriorly. Prosome just shorter than urosome. Furca longer than anal segment.
Synonym (s)
• Oithona attenuata Farran 1913
(Senior synonym)
• Oithona attenuata Farran 1913
(Senior synonym)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Pelagic
Habitat: Pelagic
Biogeography
• Kerala, Kochi Backwaters (Lat: 9.97) (Long: 76.22) INDIA
• Lakshadweep Sea (Lat: 9.5) (Long: 71.51) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
• Lakshadweep Sea (Lat: 12) (Long: 76.16) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
• Southwest Coast (Lat: 9.5) (Long: 71.51) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
• Southwest Coast (Lat: 12) (Long: 76.16) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
• Kerala, Kochi Backwaters (Lat: 9.97) (Long: 76.22) INDIA
• Lakshadweep Sea (Lat: 9.5) (Long: 71.51) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
• Lakshadweep Sea (Lat: 12) (Long: 76.16) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
• Southwest Coast (Lat: 9.5) (Long: 71.51) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
• Southwest Coast (Lat: 12) (Long: 76.16) INDIA (Record: 12/1996-10/1967)
Literature Source(s)
- Conway, DVP; White, RG; Hugues-Dit-Ciles, J; Gallienne, CP and Robins, DB (2003) Guide to the coastal and surface zooplankton of the south western Indian Ocean Occasional publication no 15 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Occasional Publication of the Marine Biological association of the United Kingdom 354 pp Available at - http://www.mba.ac.uk/nmbl/publications/occpub/pdf/occ_pub_15.pdf
- Martin, PKT (1991) Ecology of the cyclopoid copepods from the Cochin backwaters Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India The Marine Biological Association of India, Post Box No. 2673, Dr. Salim Ali Road, Ernakulam, Cochin- 682 031, India 33(1-2) 350-365 Available at - NIO, RC, Kochi
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Sealifebase Available at - http://www.sealifebase.org/
- Thompson, PKM (1990) Ecology of the neritic and oceanic cyclopoid copepods along the southwest coast of India and the Laccadive sea Journal of marine biological association of india Cochin, India 32(1, 2) 38-65 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1095/
- Boltovskoy, D (Ed.) Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean Marine Species Identification Portal Available at - http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=Zsao&menuentry=inleiding
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