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Scientific Name: Skistodiaptomus pallidus (Herrick, 1879)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Diaptomidae
Description:
Female individuals typically measure between 0.8 to 1.2 mm in size, while males are around 0.7 to 1 mm long. Each caudal ramus bears five setae. The third segment from the end of the right antenna lacks an appendage. The left fifth leg is shorter than the right leg, reaching only to the first segment of the right exopod. The inner process of the terminal exopod of the left fifth leg is falciform. The endopod of the first leg is divided into two branches.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
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