Paracalanus dubia   Sewell,  1912 (Copepod)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class: Maxillopoda
Order:Calanoida
Family:Paracalanidae
Description
The terminal spines are markedly unequal, the inner one being about three times the length of the outer one and about two-thirds the length of the segment; the edge of the spine is also armed with a row of 10 to 12 spinules. As these differences appear to be constant, i think it as well, for the present at any rate, to regard these two species as distinct.
Synonym (s)
• Paracalanus crassirostris sewelli Früchtl, 1924
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Estuarine, Coastal
Biogeography


• INDIA
• West Bengal, South 24 Parganas INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Kesarkar, KS and Anil, AC (2010) New species of Paracalanidae along the west coast of India: Paracalanus arabiensis Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(2) 399–408 Available at - http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3581
  • Sewell, RBS (1999) The copepoda of Indian seas Biotech Books, Delhi, India 407 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Roy, MK (2010) Diversity and Distribution of Crustacea Fauna in wetlands of West Bengal Journal of Environment and Sociobiology Social Environmental and Biological Association, Kolkata, India 7(2) 147-187 Available at - NIO,Goa
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