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SourceID6039
NameOkemwa, E.N. (1992). A long-term sampling study of Copepods across a Tropical Creek in Mombasa, Kenya. E. Afr. Agric. For. J. 57(4):199 - 215.
Type Publication
NoteThe World Of Copepods (T. Chad Walter)
AbstractSurface Copepod samples were taken across Port Kilindini (Likoni Ferry), Mombasa, during April, June, August, October, December 1985 and February 1986, including six 24-h series and analysed for relative abundance. Changes were observed among abundant species of copepods, namely Corycaeus, Acrocalanus, Oithona, Acartia, Oncaea, Centropages, and Temora spp., and Macrosetella gracilis. A regular, predictable cycle caused by the spring-neap tidal and high-low tidal cylce was revealed. The night/day differences were a striking feature which was evident from the samples. Includes species that are new records in the West Indian Ocean
Taxa
(42)
Acartia natalensis Connell & Grindley, 1974 accepted as Acartiella natalensis (Connell & Grindley, 1974) (basis of record)
Calanopia parathompsoni Gaudy, 1969 (basis of record)
Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana, 1849) (basis of record)
Clausocalanus furcatus (Brady, 1883) (basis of record)
Clausocalanus minor Sewell, 1929 (basis of record)
Clytemnestra Dana, 1847 (basis of record)
Corycaeus agilis Dana, 1849 accepted as Onychocorycaeus agilis (Dana, 1849) (basis of record)
Corycaeus asiaticus Dahl F., 1894 (basis of record)
Corycaeus catus Dahl F., 1894 accepted as Onychocorycaeus catus (Dahl F., 1894) (basis of record)
Corycaeus crassiusculus Dana, 1849 (basis of record)
Corycaeus dubius Farran, 1911 (basis of record)
Corycaeus pacificus Dahl F., 1894 accepted as Onychocorycaeus pacificus (Dahl F., 1894) (basis of record)
Corycaeus speciosus Dana, 1849 (basis of record)
Corycaeus subtilis Dahl M., 1912 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus subtilis (M.Dahl, 1912) (basis of record)
Eucalanus longiceps Matthews, 1925 accepted as Subeucalanus longiceps (Matthews, 1925) (basis of record)
Eucalanus monachus Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus monachus (Giesbrecht, 1888) (basis of record)
Eucalanus subtenuis Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus subtenuis (Giesbrecht, 1888) (basis of record)
Euchaeta tenuis Esterly, 1906 accepted as Paraeuchaeta tenuis (Esterly, 1906) (basis of record)
Farranula gibbulus (Giesbrecht, 1891) represented as Farranula gibbula (Giesbrecht, 1891) (basis of record)
Harpacticella Sars G.O., 1908 (basis of record)
Ischnocalanus Bernard, 1963 accepted as Calocalanus Giesbrecht, 1888 (basis of record)
Kelleria pectinata (Scott A., 1909) (basis of record)
Labidocera laevidentata (Brady, 1883) (basis of record)
Labidocera orsinii Giesbrecht, 1889 (basis of record)
Miracia efferata Dana, 1849 (basis of record)
Oithona attenuata Farran, 1913 (additional source)
Oithona decipiens Farran, 1913 (basis of record)
Oithona oculata Farran, 1913 (additional source)
Paracalanus indicus Wolfenden, 1905 (basis of record)
Paracalanus tropicus Andronov, 1977 (basis of record)
Paracandacia truncata (Dana, 1849) accepted as Candacia truncata (Dana, 1849) (basis of record)
Pontella princeps Dana, 1849 (basis of record)
Pontellina morii Fleminger & Hulsemann, 1974 (basis of record)
Pontellina plumata (Dana, 1849) (basis of record)
Pontellopsis scotti Sewell, 1932 (basis of record)
Pontellopsis tenuicauda (Giesbrecht, 1889) (basis of record)
Porcellidium Claus, 1860 (basis of record)
Ratania Giesbrecht, 1893 (basis of record)
Saphirella tropica Wolfenden, 1906 (basis of record)
Sapphirina gemma Dana, 1852 (basis of record)
Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1849 (basis of record)
Sapphirina sinuicauda Brady, 1883 (basis of record)
Distributions
(108)
Kenya for Acartia amboinensis Carl, 1907
Kenya for Acartia bispinosa Carl, 1907
Kenya for Acartia danae Giesbrecht, 1889
Kenya for Acartia natalensis Connell & Grindley, 1974
Kenya for Acartia negligens Dana, 1849
Kenya for Acartia pietschmani Pesta, 1912
Kenya for Acrocalanus gibber Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Acrocalanus gracilis Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Acrocalanus longicornis Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Acrocalanus monachus Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Calanopia elliptica (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Calanopia minor Scott A., 1902
Kenya for Calanopia parathompsoni Gaudy, 1969
Kenya for Calanus darwinii (Lubbock, 1860)
Kenya for Calanus minor (Claus, 1863)
Kenya for Calocalanus Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Candacia catula (Giesbrecht, 1889)
Kenya for Candacia longimana (Claus, 1863)
Kenya for Candacia magna Sewell, 1932
Kenya for Candacia pachydactyla (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Candacia tenuimana (Giesbrecht, 1889)
Kenya for Canthocalanus pauper (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Kenya for Centropages brachiatus (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Centropages calaninus (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Centropages elongatus Giesbrecht, 1896
Kenya for Centropages furcatus (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Centropages gracilis (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Centropages orsinii Giesbrecht, 1889
Kenya for Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Clausocalanus farrani Sewell, 1929
Kenya for Clausocalanus furcatus (Brady, 1883)
Kenya for Clausocalanus minor Sewell, 1929
Kenya for Clytemnestra Dana, 1847
Kenya for Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1852
Kenya for Copilia quadrata Dana, 1849
Kenya for Corycaeus agilis Dana, 1849
Kenya for Corycaeus asiaticus Dahl F., 1894
Kenya for Corycaeus catus Dahl F., 1894
Kenya for Corycaeus crassiusculus Dana, 1849
Kenya for Corycaeus dubius Farran, 1911
Kenya for Corycaeus pacificus Dahl F., 1894
Kenya for Corycaeus speciosus Dana, 1849
Kenya for Corycaeus subtilis Dahl M., 1912
Kenya for Eucalanus longiceps Matthews, 1925
Kenya for Eucalanus monachus Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Eucalanus subtenuis Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Euchaeta marina (Prestandrea, 1833)
Kenya for Euchaeta tenuis Esterly, 1906
Kenya for Euterpina acutifrons (Dana, 1847)
Kenya for Farranula gibbulus (Giesbrecht, 1891)
Kenya for Haloptilus longicornis (Claus, 1863)
Kenya for Harpacticella Sars G.O., 1908
Kenya for Ischnocalanus Bernard, 1963
Kenya for Kelleria pectinata (Scott A., 1909)
Kenya for Labidocera acuta (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Labidocera kroyeri (Brady, 1883)
Kenya for Labidocera laevidentata (Brady, 1883)
Kenya for Labidocera madurae Scott A., 1909
Kenya for Labidocera minuta Giesbrecht, 1889
Kenya for Labidocera orsinii Giesbrecht, 1889
Kenya for Lubbockia squillimana Claus, 1863
Kenya for Lucicutia flavicornis (Claus, 1863)
Kenya for Macrosetella gracilis (Dana, 1847)
Kenya for Microsetella rosea (Dana, 1847)
Kenya for Miracia efferata Dana, 1849
Kenya for Oithona attenuata Farran, 1913
Kenya for Oithona decipiens Farran, 1913
Kenya for Oithona oculata Farran, 1913
Kenya for Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843
Kenya for Oithona setigera Dana, 1852
Kenya for Oncaea conifera Giesbrecht, 1891
Kenya for Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
Kenya for Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843
Kenya for Paracalanus aculeatus Giesbrecht, 1888
Kenya for Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894
Kenya for Paracalanus indicus Wolfenden, 1905
Kenya for Paracalanus tropicus Andronov, 1977
Kenya for Paracandacia bispinosa (Claus, 1863)
Kenya for Paracandacia simplex (Giesbrecht, 1889)
Kenya for Paracandacia truncata (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Pleuromamma indica Wolfenden, 1905
Kenya for Pleuromamma piseki Farran, 1929
Kenya for Pontella fera Dana, 1849
Kenya for Pontella princeps Dana, 1849
Kenya for Pontellina morii Fleminger & Hulsemann, 1974
Kenya for Pontellina plumata (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Pontellopsis herdmani Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
Kenya for Pontellopsis regalis (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Pontellopsis scotti Sewell, 1932
Kenya for Pontellopsis tenuicauda (Giesbrecht, 1889)
Kenya for Porcellidium Claus, 1860
Kenya for Pseudodiaptomus stuhlmanni (Poppe & Mrázek, 1895)
Kenya for Ratania Giesbrecht, 1893
Kenya for Rhincalanus cornutus (Dana, 1849)
Kenya for Saphirella tropica Wolfenden, 1906
Kenya for Sapphirina auronitens Claus, 1863
Kenya for Sapphirina gemma Dana, 1852
Kenya for Sapphirina lactens Giesbrecht, 1893
Kenya for Sapphirina nigromaculata Claus, 1863
Kenya for Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1849

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