Key to the Red Sea Labidocera (Crustacea; Calanoida: Pontellidae) copepods, the distribution of the species in various habitats, with special reference to two new records, and a historical correction

Pontellid copepods of the genus Labidocera from the Red Sea are described in the present work. The species are most easily distinguished according to their fifth leg, “P5”, which has a very distinctive shape and is characterized by the presence of an extended claw-like thumb at the proximal end of t...

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Main Author: Hamdy A. Abo-Taleb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428519300780