Anoplodelphys cf. galli

Boxshall, Geoff A. & Marchenkov, Andrey, 2007, A revision of the Brementia - group of genera (Copepoda: Notodelphyidae), with descriptions of a new genus and four new species, Zootaxa 1459, pp. 37-68 : 48

Anoplodelphys cf. galli

Material examined: none.

Remarks: We are uncertain of the status of the specimens collected from D. fulgens , D. protectum , D. peyrefittense and D. maculosum originally described as the “atypical” form of A. incerta by Lafargue and Laubier (1978a: Figs 3 H–J, 4A–E, 5A–B). These specimens share with A. galli characters such as body form, and the size and disposition of legs 1–4 along the body ( Table 2 ). However, they differ in the fine-scale arrangement of setules comprising the cuticular ornamentation on the body surface: the setules are isolated and irregularly arranged, or grouped in twos and threes, but have never been observed in the particular triad arrangement found in A. galli . In addition, the sclerotised apical claw of the antenna has coarser marginal teeth compared to the fine teeth present near the tip only in A. galli .

Figures

FIGURE 3. Anoplodelphys laubieri n. sp. holotype female (MNHN-Cp 2315). A, Habitus, lateral; B, Habitus, ventral; C, Cephalosome and first pedigerous somite, ventral; D, Antenna, postero-lateral view; E, Tip of antennal claw. Scale bars: A – B = 500 μm, C = 400 μm, D = 50 μm, E = 25 μm.