Hesperodiaptomus franciscanus
Phylum
Arthropoda
Subphylum
Crustacea
Class
Maxillopoda
Subclass
Copepoda
Order
Calanoida
Family
Diaptomidae
Distinguishing Characteristics
Each caudal ramus with
five setae
Distal pad on left second exopod with distinctive
lobed processes
Third segment from the end of the right antenna with a
process
which is curved and usually pointed. The process is about as long as the second segment from the end of the same antenna
View entire male
5th leg
Ecology
Similar Species
Additional Pictures
Quicktime Movies
Calanoid1.mov
- a calanoid swimming (886 KB).
Calanoid2.mov
- a calanoid feeding (831 KB).
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