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Scientific Name: Oithona brevicornis brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891

Synonym: Oithona brevicornis (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Not Known - Not Known - Oithona brevicornis brevicornis - Type: Zooplankton

Photo: Irina Prusova

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Oithonidae
Description:
In dorsal view, the prosome of this organism is elongated and ellipsoid in shape, with a length that is twice its width and 1.3 times the length of the urosome. The head appears rounded anteriorly when viewed from above, and in lateral view, it extends ventrally into a sharply pointed, slightly curved rostrum. The lateral seta of the caudal rami extends beyond the posterior margin of the rami, and both the lateral seta and four apical setae are plumose, while the outer marginal seta lacks plumosity.The first antenna (A1) is relatively short, measuring 0.75 times the length of the prosome. The second antenna (A2) has the first and second segments (B1-2) fused, featuring one moderately long outer seta. The distal segment is long and rectangular. The mandible (Md) has the second basal segment (B2) adorned with two thick, blunt, and curved spines, with spinules at their distal ends. The endopod (Enp) of the mandible bears four setae.The first to fourth legs (P1-4) each have an exopod (Exp) with a setal formula of 1.1.3; 1.1.3; 1.1.3; 1.1.2 for the outer marginal spines. The proportional lengths of the terminal spines are 1.0, 0.8, 0.8, and 0.9, respectively. The fifth leg (P5) is equipped with one seta attached directly to the lateral process of the last thoracic segment, and one long free segment, featuring a single long, plumose seta.
Environment:
Marine,Brackish water
Main References:

Alam MJ, Kamal AM, Ahmed MK, Khondker M, Fayyaz R (2022) Spatial Distribution and Diversity of Marine Zooplankton Adjacent to the St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 23(10).

Other References:

Sadia N, Ahmed MK, Khondkar MM, Rani S, Alam MJ, Al Karim A, Khan MI (2021) Horizontal and Vertical Distribution and Abundance of Zooplankton around the Swatch-of-No-Ground of Northern Bay of Bengal. The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 10(2), 1-8.

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