Leptodiaptomus novamexicanus
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
curved process
; the base of the process starts at the middle of the segment.
Both
terminal processes
of the left fifth exopod digitiform and blunt
Right fifth endopod
longer than the first exopod segment
View entire male
5th leg
Spine
on right antennule segment 11 shorter than that on segment 13
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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