Aglaodiaptomus clavipes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Subphylum
Crustacea
Class
Maxillopoda
Subclass
Copepoda
Order
Calanoida
Family
Diaptomidae
Distinguishing Characteristics
Each caudal ramus with five setae
Third segment from the end of the right antenna has a narrow
hyaline lamella
Right fifth leg, basal segment 2 with a
hook
as long as first exopod segment
Setae
on left antenna segments 17, 19, 20, 22 with ends stiffly hooked
Ecology
Additional Notes
Additional Pictures
Quicktime Movies
Calanoid1.mov
- a calanoid swimming (886 KB).
Calanoid2.mov
- a calanoid feeding (831 KB).
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