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Distinguishing Characteristics |
- Each caudal ramus with five setae
- Inner process on second exopod of male left 5th leg distinctly curved
- Large lateral spine ≥ length of second exopod on male right 5th leg
- Third segment from the end of the right first antenna has a blunt
point at the distal end
- First segment of the right exopod with a quadrangular appendage
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Additional Notes |
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Other sources:
- Walton,
W.E. 1985. The factors regulating the reproductive phenology
of Onychodiaptomus birgei (Copepoda:Calanoida). Limnol. Oceanogr. 30: 167-179
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