Family SULCANIDAE Nicholls, 1945
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Sulcanidae Nicholls, A.G. 1945. A new Calanoid Copepod from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 12: 501-515 [502].
Type genus:
Sulcanus Nicholls, 1945.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [202].
Introduction
Sulcanus is a planktonic calanoid, located in Australian coastal waters, particularly estuaries. There is only one genus, and one known species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 202) for more details.
ID Keys
For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
Diagnosis References
Nicholls, A.G. 1945. A new Calanoid Copepod from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 12: 501-515 [502]
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.