A new species of Tortanus (Atortus) (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar

Ohtsuka, S and Conway, DVP 2005 A new species of Tortanus (Atortus) (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 85. 65-70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315405010830h

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Abstract/Summary

A new species of the planktonic copepod Tortanus (Atortus) (Calanoida: Tortanidae), T. (A.) magnonyx is described from Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar. This is the sixth species of the Indian Ocean recticauda species group, of the Indo-West Pacific recticauda species complex, that has been described from the western Indian Ocean. The inshore areas where these copepods are found have been poorly surveyed, so the number of species found implies a high diversity.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Additional Keywords:	Tortanus new species Seychelles Mauritius Madagascar Geographical distribution Animal morphology Taxonomy
Subjects:	Zoology Oceanography
Divisions:	Marine Biological Association of the UK > Other (MBA)
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date made live:	07 Aug 2006
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2020 09:54
URI:	https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1307

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