Author:
Rajthilak C.,Santhanam P.,Raja M.,Suman T.Y.,Rajasree S.R. Radhika,Ramkumar R.,Perumal P.
Abstract
The harpacticoid copepod,Nitokra affinisGurney, 1927 was recorded from Vellar estuary (south-east India) for the first time. This species was consistently found in plankton samples collected during June and July, 2010. The samples were collected by the horizontal towing of a plankton net for 20 min. In this paper, we provide drawings and descriptions ofNitokra affinisand discuss the possible mechanisms of its introduction. We also compare a 769 bp sequence of its 18S ribosomal (r) DNA with already publicly available sequences, which is characterized as a meaningful barcode for the subspecies identification ofNitokra affinisin the future.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Aquatic Science,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Oceanography
Cited by
6 articles.
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