• Title/Summary/Keyword: Acanthocyclops fonticulus

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Acanthocyclops fonticulus (Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae), a New Species of Cyclopoid Copepods from Mountain Springs in Korea

  • Lee, Ji-Min;Chang, Cheon-Young
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.61-68
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    • 2007
  • A new cyclopoid species belonging to the genus Acanthocyclops is described from several mountain springs in South Korea. This species is allied to A. kieferi species group in sharing 11-segmented antennules, but is, clearly distinguished from them by its single apical spine on the third endopodal segment of leg 4 and an extra spine on the distal segment of leg 5 in both sexes.