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Scientific Name: Oncaea clevei Früchtl, 1923
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Family: Oncaeidae
Description:
In this species, males and females exhibit distinctive anatomical differences that set them apart. In males, the prosome, the front part of the body, is notably longer, measuring approximately 2.5 times the length of the urosome when the caudal rami, tail-like structures, are excluded, or roughly 2.2 times the urosome’s length when these structures are included. The caudal rami themselves are relatively elongated, approximately 1.8 times their width, yet they remain shorter than those of the females. Conversely, females possess a well-chitinized exoskeleton. Their prosome, while still longer, measures about 2.4 times the length of the urosome, excluding or including the caudal rami. The second pair of swimming legs, known as P2, may vary in the conspicuousness of a somite projection when viewed from the side. Additionally, the prosome of females features integumental pores, and the pleural areas of their fourth pair of swimming legs (P4) are elongated, featuring rounded posterolateral corners. The genital double-somite, observed dorsally, is rectangular, measuring 1.4 times the maximum width and 1.6 times the length of the combined postgenital somites. It has distinct characteristics, such as the presence of paired genital apertures armed with a spine and two minute spinous processes. Furthermore, a sickle-shaped sclerotization can be observed in the genital region. The anal somite is wider than it is long and slightly shorter than the caudal rami, which are significantly elongated compared to their width. These differences help in distinguishing males from females within this species.
Environment:
Marine
Main 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.

Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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