Keraladiaptomus rangareddyi a new genus and new species of Diaptominae (Copepoda,Calanoida, Diaptomidae) from a temporary pond in Mattam,Kerala State,India |
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Authors: | dos Santos Silva Edinaldo N Kakkassery Francy K Maas Sibylle Dumont Henri J |
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Institution: | (1) Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Coordenaçao de Biologia Aquática (CPBA), Laboratório de Zooplancton, Alameda Cosme Ferreira, 1756, 69061 001 Manaus-AM, Brazil;(2) Dept. of Zoology, St. Thomas College, Trichur, 680 001 Kerala, India;(3) Laboratorium voor Ecologie der Dieren, Universiteit Gent, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Calanoid copepods, belonging to the new genus and species Keraladiaptomus rangareddyi, were collected from temporary ponds in Kerala State, India. The new genus belongs to the family Diaptomidae, subfamily Diaptominae. It is described in detail and its affinity to the related genera, Arctodiaptomus Kiefer, 1932 and Eodiaptomus Kiefer, 1932, discussed. |
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Keywords: | taxonomy Keraladiaptomus rangareddyi gen nov et sp nov Copepoda Calanoida India |
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