Naslov
Mesaiokeras hurei n.sp. (Copepoda, Calanoida, Mesaiokeratidae) from the Adriatic Sea

Autori
Kršinić, Frano

Izvornik
Journal of plankton research (0142-7873) 25 (2003), 8; 939-948

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Zooplankton; kopepodi; Jadransko more
(Zooplankton; copepods; Adriatic Sea)

Sažetak
A new species of Mesaiokeras is described from the hyperbentos of Veliko Jezero, a marine lake on the island of Mljet, Croatia. This is the first species of this genus and family (Mesaiokeratidae) reported from the Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas. It is characterized by small body length (an average 361 um for females and 337 um for males), the low number of free segments (21) and the armature of the antennules, very long spine (a2) of exopodite 1 of female right leg 4, presence of long processes ventroposterior area of the female genital double-somite, the form and surface ornamentation of the genital area, the form and ornamentation of male and female leg 5, and the form and armature of caudal rami. this species was found in shallow water with very stable hydrographic conditions and a population density from 1 to 26 ind. m3.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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