Bradford, 1969b
Short Description:
Sursamucro spinatus is an aetideid calanoid copepod known after female (6.45 mm in length) off New Zealand from near-bottom locality.
Taxonomic Description:
Female. (Description after Bradford (1969b) with modifications). Total length 6.45 mm. Cephalothorax about more than 4 times longer than abdomen. Md palp base with 2 setae, Ri1 Md with 1 seta. Second and third Mx1 internal lobes with 4 setae each. Fifth Mx2 endite with spine-like seta. P5 present as chitinous ridge.
Vertical distribution:
Benthopelagic species (Bradford, 1969b).
Geographical distribution:
Continental slope off the West and East coast of North New Zealand (Bradford, 1969b).
Type locality: Off Bay of Plenty, north-east New Zealand (Bradford, 1969b).
Material examined:
The species absent in the collections of the Zoological Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.