Calanopia aurivilli

Scientific Name:-

Calanopia aurivilli

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Arthropoda

Status:-

Not known

Description:-

Body is ellipsoid. In females, cephalon is without lateral hook and prosome is produced posteriorly into an acute process. Urosome is 2-segmented, genital segment shorter than anal segment. In males, the cephalon is without a hook. Urosome is 5-segmented and naked.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

Reported from Kerala coast by Madhupratap and Haridas (1986).

Habitat:-

Pelagic, Coastal

Synonyms:-

Calanopia aurivillei Rose, 1956

References:-

Madhupratap, M and Haridas, P (1986). Epipelagic calanoid copepods of the Northern Indian Ocean. Copepod, 105-117.
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