First record and redescription of Pontella princeps Dana, 1849 (Copepoda: Pontellidae) in the Red Sea with notes on its feeding habits
El-Sherbiny, M. (2018). First record and redescription of Pontella princeps Dana, 1849 (Copepoda: Pontellidae) in the Red Sea with notes on its feeding habits. EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), 1-10.
Mohsen El-Sherbiny. "First record and redescription of Pontella princeps Dana, 1849 (Copepoda: Pontellidae) in the Red Sea with notes on its feeding habits". EKB Journal Management System, 4, 2, 2018, 1-10.
El-Sherbiny, M. (2018). 'First record and redescription of Pontella princeps Dana, 1849 (Copepoda: Pontellidae) in the Red Sea with notes on its feeding habits', EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), pp. 1-10.
El-Sherbiny, M. First record and redescription of Pontella princeps Dana, 1849 (Copepoda: Pontellidae) in the Red Sea with notes on its feeding habits. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 4(2): 1-10.

First record and redescription of Pontella princeps Dana, 1849 (Copepoda: Pontellidae) in the Red Sea with notes on its feeding habits

Catrina: The International Journal of Environmental Sciences
Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 1-10    PDF (1.61 M)
Document Type: Original Article
Author
Mohsen El-Sherbiny*
Marine Science Department, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt
Abstract
During a regular plankton sampling programme around Sharm El-Sheikh area, a copepod Pontella
princeps Dana, 1849 (Calanoida: Pontellidae) was reported for the first time in the Red Sea water. Both
sexes were collected and fully redescribed. The zoogeographical distribution of the species confirms
that it is of Indo-Pacific origin. Gut contents analysis revealed that this species is a carnivore that feeds
on a variety of planktonic copepods.
Keywords
Copepods; First record; Pontellidae; Pontella princeps; Egypt; Red Sea; Sharm El-Sheikh
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