Copepoda

By Janet M. Bradford-Grieve, Elena L. Markhaseva, Carlos E. F. Rocha and Bernardo Abiahy

The pelagic copepod fauna of the South Atlantic Ocean includes more than 500 free-living species.

Contents
Co. 1 Introduction
Co. 2 External morphology
Co. 3 Reproduction and development
Co. 4 Feeding and feeding modes
Co. 5 Methods
Co. 6 Distribution
Co. 7 Horizontal distribution
Co. 8 Vertical distribution
Co. 9 Use of the Key
Co.10 Acknowledgements
Co.11 Suggested reading
Co.12 Tables. Morphometric and distributional data for the species treated

Identification
At page Page 451: Copepoda, the section starts with a key to the orders of Copepoda. From there, further identifications are possible with keys to families, genera and species; in most cases separate keys for females and males exist.

Species

See the page for Subclass Copepoda (and following pages) in the Higher taxa module. A species list can also be found on that page.

For the species, subspecies and forms, see Megacalanus princeps to Farranula concinna in the Species module (516 pages).