Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean
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Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean
Key: Step 976. Copepoda: Genus Pontellina males
Copepoda: Genus Pontellina males

Posterolateral corners of Pr, in lateral view, rounded and lacking denticle; right chela with strong distal expansions, in anterior-posterior direction, of both Exp1 - Exp2 and Exp3:

Pontellina platychela

Pontellina platychela

Posterolateral corners of Pr, in lateral view, angular and bearing denticle; right chela Exp1 - Exp2 extending distally as relatively slender, digitiform process opposing apex of narrow, curved Exp3:

Pontellina plumata

Pontellina plumata
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