We are three students who have collected two visibly different kinds of limnic copepods from freshwater ponds in Gothenburg, Sweden for a small course report focusing on detecting copepodamides. Our copepod knowledge is only on a very basic level. From what we have been able to determine, we seem to have one Calanoid copepod and one Cyclopoid copepod. Is there anyone who might be able to tell us which family or genus they belong to (or perhaps even suggest which species)?
Thanks in advance!
/Rasmus
We will unfortunately not be able to provide better images than these. Here is the first type:
I agree with Malcolm Baptie
as far as the calanoid specimen is concerned, either that or Eudiaptomus sp. The cyclopoids look like Mesocyclops sp. apart from the one with the brood pouch. I am not emphasizing on the species because many or most of the European species do not appear naturally in India or surrounding areas.
Thank you very much for your replies!
Abhishek Mukherjee, are you suggesting that the brood pouch specimen might belong to another genus?
Rasmus Pedersen , could be. The clear outline around the eggs points to it. Normally egg sacs are rather textured in outline due to the eggs themselves. And the specimen is certainly not juvenile otherwise it wouldn't have carried brood pouches in the first place. The 4th image is also similar to it. With the stubby antennules, more or less evenly formed spikes and the caudal rami it somewhat resembles Paracyclops.
Regards,
Dr. Abhishek Mukherjee
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