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- Title
A new species of Caligus (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) from the plankton of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela with a key to species.
- Authors
Suárez-Morales, Eduardo; Camisotti, Humberto; Martín, Alberto
- Abstract
During a survey of the zooplankton community of Bahía Amuay, Venezuelan Caribbean, specimens of an undescribed species of Caligus Müller were collected. It resembles C. xystercus Cressey and C. ocyurus Cressey, both known only from the Caribbean Sea. The new species can be distinguished from these and other congeners by a combination of characters including the armature of legs 1 and 4, but mainly by its unique female genital complex. This is the first species of Caligus described from Venezuela. The species is described in full and a key to the species of the genus recorded in Venezuela is provided.
- Subjects
ATLANTIC Coast (Venezuela); CALIGUS; COPEPODA; SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA; PLANKTON
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2012, Vol 201, p59
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.201.3099