Bradford, 1969b
Short Description:
Pseudeuchaeta flexuosa is an aetideid calanoid copepod known after female (6.8 mm in length) from the south-western part of the Pacific Ocean, most probably benthopelagic species.
Taxonomic Description:
Female. (Description after Bradford, (1969b) with modifications). Total length 6.8 mm. Cephalothorax 3.5 times longer than abdomen. Rostrum as in P. magna. Posterior Th5 corners prolonged into points longer than in P. magna and directed backwards (lateral view). A1 shorter than cephalothorax. A2, Mx1 and Mx2 typical of the genus. Ri2 Md with 7 setae, in other features limb is typical of the genus. Digital appendage on Mxp protopodite shorter than setae in distal group. Second internal Mx1 lobe with 4 setae, third with 3, Ri with 14 setae. Re1 P1 lacking spine. P2-P4 damaged.
Male unknown.
Vertical distribution:
In haul from depth 1700 m near bottom. Very probably benthopelagic species.
Geographical distribution:
The species known from the type locality only.
Type locality: 34°38'N 174°36'E.
Material examined:
The species absent in the collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.