A NEW SPECIES OF Halicyclops (COPEPODA : CYCLOPOIDA) FROM AMAZON BASIN, BRAZIL

  • Rocha C
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ABSTRACT Halicyclops aberrans sp. n. from two localities of the River Capim, Pará State, Brazil, is described and figured. It differs from all previously described species of the genus in possessing the inner apical spine of the third endopodal segment of swimming legs 3 and 4 reduced and turned upwards, and by the spinal formula of the third exopodal segment of the swimming legs (2.3.3.2).Resumo Halicyclops aberrans sp. n. é descrito de material proveniente de duas localidades do Rio Capim (Estado do Pará), ocupadas por água doce. Ela difere de todas as espécies conhecidas de Halicyclops por ter o espinho apical interno do último artículo do endopodito do terceiro e quarto par de patas natatórias reduzido e inclinado para cima, e pelo número de espinhos no último artículo do exopodito dos quatro pares de patas natatórias (2.3.3.2).

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Rocha, C. E. F. da. (1983). A NEW SPECIES OF Halicyclops (COPEPODA : CYCLOPOIDA) FROM AMAZON BASIN, BRAZIL. Acta Amazonica, 13(5–6), 937–942. https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-439219831356937

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