Calanopia elliptica

Scientific Name:-

Calanopia elliptica

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Arthropoda

Status:-

Not known

Description:-

Female: Prosome is ellipsoid, cephalon without lateral hooks. Thoracic segment produced posteriorly into strong process reaching middle of genital segment. Urosome segment 2 as long as genital segment. Furca nearly 3 times as long as broad. Left leg longest, exopodite of 2 segments. Male: Urosome segment 2 right side distal border produced into a well-defined tooth. The flattened margin of the right exopodite segment 1 with 3 blunt teeth, while the claw-like third segment has 3 small pointed teeth. The right thoracic process is longer than left.

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

Marine, planktonic form

Habitat:-

Pelagic, Coastal

Synonyms:-

Pontella elliptica Dana, 1849

References:-

Madhupratap, M and Haridas, P (1986). Epipelagic calanoid copepods of the Northern Indian Ocean. Copepod, 105-117.
Saraswathy, M .(1966). Pelagic copepods from the inshore waters off Trivandrum coast. Proceedings of Symposium on Crustacea Marine Biological Association of India, Mandapam Camp Part-I, 74-106.

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