Title :
A key to copepod nauplii
Author :
Fornshell, John A.
Author_Institution :
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A key for the identification of the developmental stages of the most common planktonic and benthic copepod nauplii is presented. The key is based on external morphological characteristics. The orders Cyclopoda, Calanoida, Polyarthra and Oligoarthra are covered in the key.
Keywords :
oceanography; Calanoida; Cyclopoda; Oligoarthra; Polyarthra; benthic copepod nauplii; morphological characteristics; planktonic copepod nauplii; Anti-freeze; Evolution (biology); History; Marine vegetation; Microscopy; Sampling methods; Shape; Sorting;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-34-3
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639865
