Title of article :
A Study of Copepodid Stages of Mesocyclops edax Forbes, 1891(Copepoda: Cyclopoida)
Author/Authors :
ali, luay a. salahaddin university-hawler kurdistan region - college of education, Iraq , rahim, kazhal h. h. hawler medical university - college of nursing - dept basic science, iraq
Abstract :
The present study was conducted to define the copepodid stages of Mesocyclops edax (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the laboratory. Eggs of adult females were isolated and incubated in sterile petridish at 25±1C◦. During the follow up of the development of these eggs and after five days later of the last stage of nauplius the copepodid I, II, III, IV and V were observed. The study was included the descriptions of obtained copepodid stages.
Keywords :
Copepodid stages , Mesocyclops edax , Copepoda , Cyclopoida , Greater Zab River.
Journal title :
Basrah Journal Of Agricultural Sciences
Journal title :
Basrah Journal Of Agricultural Sciences
