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Seven New Records of the Family Lucicutiidae From Pakistan (Copepoda, Calanoida)

Seven New Records of the Family Lucicutiidae From Pakistan (Copepoda, Calanoida) SEVEN NEW RECORDS OF THE FAMILY LUCICUTIIDAE FROM PAKISTAN (COPEPODA, CALANOIDA) BY S. ALI-KHAN and J. ALI-KHAN Institute of Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-32, Pakistan The Indian Ocean in general remains little explored with regard to the bathypelagic plankton, compared to other oceans. To some extent, informa- tion on the taxonomy, distribution, and abundance of epipelagic plankters, especially copepods, is available in literature. Such information on bathypelagic calanoids is rare; the most important contributions include Far- ran (1926), Sewell (1947), De Decker & Mombeck (1965), Hulsemann (1966), Grice & Hulsemann (1967). This short paper records new localities for seven species of bathypelagic calanoids belonging to the family Lucicutiidae. All seven species are reported for the first time from Pakistan. Taxonomic and distributional remarks are given for each species, as far as considered necessary. Vertical distribution of these species has been summarized by Hulsemann (1966), and Grice & Hulsemann (1967). Material was collected on board P.N.S. "Zulfiquar" from deep sea station 10 (24°09'N 64°27' E; 29 March, 1967; 1715 hour local time; approximate depth 3219 m). An Indian Ocean Expedition Standard Net (Currie, 1963), was employed to collect a vertical haul from a depth of 1500 m. DESCRIPTIVE http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Seven New Records of the Family Lucicutiidae From Pakistan (Copepoda, Calanoida)

Ali-Khan, S.; Ali-Khan, J.
Crustaceana , Volume 43 (3): 265 – Jan 1, 1982
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SEVEN NEW RECORDS OF THE FAMILY LUCICUTIIDAE FROM PAKISTAN (COPEPODA, CALANOIDA) BY S. ALI-KHAN and J. ALI-KHAN Institute of Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-32, Pakistan The Indian Ocean in general remains little explored with regard to the bathypelagic plankton, compared to other oceans. To some extent, informa- tion on the taxonomy, distribution, and abundance of epipelagic plankters, especially copepods, is available in literature. Such information on bathypelagic calanoids is rare; the most important contributions include Far- ran (1926), Sewell (1947), De Decker & Mombeck (1965), Hulsemann (1966), Grice & Hulsemann (1967). This short paper records new localities for seven species of bathypelagic calanoids belonging to the family Lucicutiidae. All seven species are reported for the first time from Pakistan. Taxonomic and distributional remarks are given for each species, as far as considered necessary. Vertical distribution of these species has been summarized by Hulsemann (1966), and Grice & Hulsemann (1967). Material was collected on board P.N.S. "Zulfiquar" from deep sea station 10 (24°09'N 64°27' E; 29 March, 1967; 1715 hour local time; approximate depth 3219 m). An Indian Ocean Expedition Standard Net (Currie, 1963), was employed to collect a vertical haul from a depth of 1500 m. DESCRIPTIVE

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