Bradford, 1969b
Short Description:
Crassantenna comosa is an aetideid calanoid copepod known after female (3.7 mm in length) off New Zealand, of bathyal depth, most likely benthopelagic species.
Taxonomic Description:
Female. (Description after Bradford (1969b) with modifications). Total length 3.7 mm. Cephalothorax more than 3 times longer than abdomen. Rostrum present as blunt plate. Th5 posterior corners upturned backwards. A1 reaching Th5. Re A2 almost as width as Ri A2, Re1 A2 without setae, Re2 A2 with 2 setae. Md palp base without setae, Ri1 Md with 1, Ri2 Md with 4 setae. Second Mx1 internal lobe with 4 setae, third with 2 setae. P1-P4 damaged.
Male unknown.
Vertical distribution:
The species was taken in trawl at 1383-1397 m, most likely benthopelagic species (Bradford, 1969b).
Geographical distribution:
Pacific Ocean: east of North Cape, north of New Zealand (Bradford, 1969b).
Type locality: 34°56'S 175°23'E.
Material examined:
Species absent in the collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.