Females: P5 2-segmented, apicalspines long and pointed, equal to about half their segment. More characters can be accessed by backtracking the key: Page 525
Males: Chitinous peg on left P5 Exp1 without distalknob. More characters can be accessed by backtracking the key: Page 1035
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Crustacea Class Maxillopoda Subclass Copepoda Order Calanoida Family Metridinidae Genus Pleuromamma Species Pleuromamma borealis
