Anandavelu, I., R. Jayabarathi & G. Padmavati. (2022). First Record of Tortanus (Atortus) murrayi Scott A., 1909 (Calanoida, Tortanidae) from Indian Ocean with Notes on its Female Morphology. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 38(1): JAN 2022.
First Record of Tortanus (Atortus) murrayi Scott A., 1909 (Calanoida, Tortanidae) from Indian Ocean with Notes on its Female Morphology.
Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences
38(1): JAN 2022
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This study reports on the planktonic copepod, Tortanus (Atortus) murrayi Scott A., 1909 from South Andaman, Northeast Indian Ocean. This is a new distributional record of murrayi species group of recticauda species complex from the Indian Ocean. T. (A.) murrayi is a well-known species, yet, the taxonomic features of mouthparts and swimming legs were never previously illustrated and is achieved herein.