The larval stages of the calanoid copepod Eurytemora hirundoides (Nordquist)
Most Copepoda pass through, first, a series of nauplius stages, and then through a series of copepodid stages (or cyclops stages), in which the general form of the adult is assumed. ... In the first place, the differentiation between the larvae of the various copepod species to be found in the plankton, both marine and fresh water, greatly augments the value and accuracy of quantitative and qualitative plankton analyses, because many species spend a large portion of their life span in an immature condition. In the second place, the taxonomy of the Copepoda is admittedly not completely satisfactory ...
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| Language: | English |
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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
1943-05
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| Subjects: | Biology, Fisheries, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/28435 |
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