Pseudocyclops lakshmi, a new species (Pseudocyclopidae: Calanoidea: Copepoda) from the Laccadives, India

Abstract

Pseudocyclops lakshmi, new species, is described from the Kadmat and Agatti atolls of the Laccadives, India, along with its dimorphic males. Characters separating the new species from the rest of its congeners are discussed. This species is epibenthic and emerges in large numbers into the water column at night.