Pseudeuchaeta major

Wolfenden, 1911

Short Description:

Pseudeuchaeta major is an aetideid calanoid copepod known after female (8.15 mm in length) from equatorial Atlantic.

Taxonomic Description:

Female. (Description after Wolfenden (1911) with modifications). Total length 8.15 mm. Length and width of genital segment equal to each other and to the length of 3 following abdominal segments together. A1 slightly shorter than cephalothorax. Re A2 slightly longer than Ri. Ri2 Md with 5 setae. Mx1 gnathobase with 10 setae, second internal lobe with 3 setae, third with 4, Ri with 15 setae, external lobe with 9. Re1 P1 without external spine.

Male unknown.

Geographical distribution:

The species is known from the type locality only.

Type locality: Equatorial Atlantic (Wolfenden, 1911).

Material examined:

The species absent in the collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.

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