Genus Jamescookina Humes, 1991

Museums

Regional Maps

• Jamescookina Humes, A.G. 1991. Copepoda associated with scleractinian corals on the Great Barrier Reef, northeastern Australia, with a key to the genera of Lichomolgidae. Journal of Natural History 25: 1171-1231 [1172].

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Diagnosis

Prosome moderately swollen. Urosome in female 5-segmented, in male 6-segmented. Caudal ramus with 6 setae, all but 1 very small. Rostrum rounded. First antenna 7-segmented, many of its setae unusually short and stout. Second antenna segmented, with formula 1, 1, 3 and 1 small terminal claw.

Labrum broad, not medially insected. Mandible beyond indentation having 2 spinulose lobes on concave side, hyaline pointed process and row of minute spinules on convex side, lash long. First maxilla with setae. Second maxilla segmented with graduated spinules on lash. Maxilliped 3-segmented.

Legs 1-4 with segmented rami, except for 2-segmented endopod in leg 4. Third segment of exopod in leg $ with II,I,5. Endopod of leg 4 with 0-1;I. No sexual dimorphism in legs 1 or 2.

Leg 5 with elongate free segment.

Associated with scleractinian coral.

Gender feminine.

History of changes