taxonID	type	description	language	source
38758798FFD6FFB5FF67764DFA86F452.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Mesocletodes irrasus (T. Scott, 1894) (described as Cletodes irrasa) Additional species: In addition to the 4 herein new described species, Mesocletodes contains 32 species to date. Diagnosis (amended by the authors). Body of subcylindric form, distal edge of body somites with many spinules close to hyaline frill, integument thin and flexible. Cphth comparatively short, rostrum small. Telson large, square. Furcal rami longer than broad. seta VII in the proximal third. Antennula: 7 – 8 - segmented, second segment with strong protrusion bearing 1 strong bipinnate seta pointing backwards. Antenna with basis or allobasis, exp at most 1 - segmented with at most 2 setae. Mandibula: palpus with exp and enp at most 1 - segmented, elements of gnathobase form broad grinding face. Maxilla proximal endite with only 1 seta. Mxp stenopodial, with strong claw distally. Swimming legs: Enp at most biarticulate, small, equal in armature at each leg but increasing in length from P 2 – P 4. Exp 3 - segmented, of P 1 fairly small, of P 2 – P 4 long and slender with slender inner setae. P 1 exp 3 with 4 setal elements only, spines with Subapical Tubulate Extensions. P 5 exp long and slender, inner lobe of basenp barely protruding. 1 egg sack with 2 – 40 eggs.	en	Menzel, Lena, George, Kai Horst (2009): Description of four new species of Mesocletodes Sars, 1909 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Argestidae) and redescription of Mesocletodes robustus Por, 1965 from the South Atlantic, including remarks on the Mesocletodes abyssicola- group *. Zootaxa 2096 (1): 214-256, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.14, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2096.1.14
38758798FFD6FFBFFF6774FEFE44F2A7.taxon	description	(Figs 2 – 6) Etymology. The species name refers to the sampling location, the Angola Basin. Locus typicus: Angola Basin (off Angola), RV „ Meteor “, Cruise M- 48 / 1, 27.07.2000. Holotype: 1 male, dissected, mounted on 9 slides, coll. no. SMF 31430 / 1 – 9 at station 346 / 1 (16 ° 17 ’ S, 05 ° 27 ’ E, 5389 m). Description of male. Habitus (Figs 2 A, C, D) of cylindrical shape. Body length 642 µm. No clear distinction between prosome and urosome. Distal margins of cphth and free thoracic somites with denticulated, textured hyaline frill (Fig. 2 B) and, except the penultimate somite, with fine, long sensilla. Urosomites with long spinules inserting just anteriorly of the hyaline frill. Rostrum not protruding, with 2 sensilla. Cphth without cuticular process, dorsally and laterally with slight depressions, cuticula with nearly symmetric pattern and symmetrically arranged sensilla. Ventral margin of cphth with small spinules and few sensilla. Telson nearly square from dorsal view, slightly tapering posteriorly, ventrally with spinules, dorsally with strong, cuticular process (Fig. 6 A). Cuticular process on telson with basal swelling, distally peaked, long and narrow. Laterally with 1 sensillum on each side. Lateral edges of pleurotergites of P 2 – P 4 bearing prosomites with thickened cuticula and several spinules. P 3 – P 4 bearing somites with 2 dorsal hyaline protrusions each bearing a long sensillum and, laterally of these, a row of spinules. P 5 bearing somite laterally with 2 rows of small spinules and few strong spinules close to the hyaline frill. A 1 (Fig. 3 A) 7 - segmented, haplocer, acrothek on segments IV and VII. First segment without seta, ornamented with strong spinules proximally and subdistally, with small spinules subdistally on anterior face. Second segment with a strong protrusion bearing a strong, bipinnate seta. Segment III very short. Aes of segment IV extremely elongate and large. Segments IV and V with 2 and 1 tripinnate seta (e) respectively. Segments IV – VII arranged in a loop. Spines of A 1 with 1 STE each. Setal Formula: I: 0, II: 7, III: 3, IV: 5 + Aes, V: 2, VI: 2, VII: 7 + Aes. A 2 (Fig. 3 B) with basis, seemingly without exp. Enp 1 with 6 long spinules. Enp 2 with 3 long and several small spinules, 2 medial spines with 1 STE each, terminally with 4 bipinnate setae, 2 of which geniculated. Mouthparts atrophied, could not be traced due to their strong reduction. P 1 (Fig. 4 A) coxa with several rows of spinules, with fine spinules close to inner and with coarser spinules close to outer margin. Basis at inner margin with setular tuft, with 1 inner and 1 outer spine. Exp 3 - segmented. Exp 1 and Exp 2 without inner armature. Exp 3 with 1 outer bipinnate spine with STE, 2 terminal and 1 inner, bipinnate seta. Enp 2 - segmented. Enp 1 without inner seta, Enp 2 with 1 inner, 1 terminal and 1 outer, bipinnate seta. Outer seta short and with STE. All segments with inner setules and outer spinules. Spinules near insertion of spines. Intercoxal sclerites are U-shaped and bare. Setal formula as in Table 1. P 2 – P 4 (Figs 4 B; 5 A, B, C) coxa with spinules as shown for P 3. Basis with inner setular tufts and outer seta (as illustrated for P 4). Exp 3 - segmented. Exp 1 with fine spinules at inner margin. Exp 2 with inner, bipinnate seta. Exp 3 with 2 outer, bipinnate spines, 1 terminal, unequally bipinnate spine and 1 bipinnate seta, with 2 (P 2 and P 3) or 1 (P 4) inner, bipinnate seta (e). Enp biarticulate. Enp 1 with inner, bipinnate seta and fine, outer spinules. Enp 2 of P 2 and P 3 with 4 bipinnate setae, Enp 2 of P 4 lost during dissection. Spinules near insertion of spines. Intercoxal sclerite as in P 1. Setal formula as in Table 1. P 5 (Fig. 6 B) outer part of basenp with setophore, 3 spinules and long bipinnate seta. Inner part of basenp barely protruding, with 1 long, strong, inner seta and 1 short, bare, outer seta. Exp about 4 times longer than basal width, proximally with 2 long spinules, 2 outer, 1 terminal and 1 inner setae and 1 STE. Setal formula as in Table 1. P 6 reduced to 1 seta. Furcal rami (Fig. 6 A) about 13 times longer than wide at their insertion. Entirely covered by spinules, insertion surrounded by coarse spinules of anal somite. Furcal ramus with 7 setae: I and II close together laterally in proximal third, seta III inserted subdistally dorsolaterally, IV, V and VI inserting terminally, VII dorsally in the middle. Setae I, II, III, IV and VI bare, Seta V broken, seta VII triarticulated and bare. Furcal ramus with tube pore terminolaterally (highlighted by arrow in Fig. 6 A). Female unknown.	en	Menzel, Lena, George, Kai Horst (2009): Description of four new species of Mesocletodes Sars, 1909 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Argestidae) and redescription of Mesocletodes robustus Por, 1965 from the South Atlantic, including remarks on the Mesocletodes abyssicola- group *. Zootaxa 2096 (1): 214-256, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.14, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2096.1.14
38758798FFDCFFB9FF67714CFEA2F6CC.taxon	description	(Figs 7 – 11) Etymology. The name refers to the double cuticular process on the cephalothorax. Locus typicus: Angola Basin, (off Angola), RV „ Meteor “, Cruise M- 48 / 1, 27.07.2000. Holotype: 1 female, mounted on 1 slide, coll. no. SMF 31426 / 1 at station 346 / 4 (16 ° 16.9 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m). Paratypes: 1 female, dissected, mounted on 12 slides, coll. no. SMF 31427 / 1 – 12 at station 346 / 2 (16 ° 17.0 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m); 1 female, dissected, mounted on 6 slides, coll. no. SMF 31431 / 1 – 6 at station 346 / 8 (16 ° 17.0 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5390 m); 1 female, mounted on 1 slide, coll. no. SMF 31432 / 1 at station 346 / 2 (16 ° 17.0 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m); 1 female, mounted on 1 slide, coll. no. SMF 31433 / 1 at station 346 / 5 (16 ° 17.0 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m); 1 female, mounted on 1 slide, coll. no. SMF 31434 / 1 at station 346 / 1 (16 ° 17.0 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m). Description of female. Habitus (Fig. 7 A) of cylindrical shape, no clear distinction between prosome and urosome. Body length 660 µm. Rostrum small, not protruding, with 2 sensilla. Cphth dorsally with bifid, cuticular process, anterior part triangular, curved and pointing posteriorly, posterior part small and stout, triangular. Distal margins of cphth to second urosomite with denticulated, hyaline frill, the remaining urosomites with bare hyaline frill. Long sensilla on distal margins of body somites, except the penultimate one. P 3 – P 5 bearing somites and second urosomite dorsally with bifid cuticular processes. Rows of spinules along posterior margins of somites, spinules increasing in length posteriorly. Telson square, dorsally with bifid, cuticular process peaked upward with posterior tip longer than the anterior one. A 1 (Fig. 8 A) 8 - segmented, acrothek on segments 4 and 8. First segment without seta, proximally with corona of spinules and several spinules spread over the segment. Second segment with a strong protrusion bearing a strong, bipinnate seta. Third segment elongate, with 5 fine, long spinules at inner margin of the segment. Spines of A 1 with 1 STE each. Setal formula: I: 0, II: 7, III: 5, IV: 2 + Aes, V: 1, VI: 2, VII: 3, VIII: 6 + Aes. A 2 (Fig. 8 B) basis with fine spinules. Exp incompletely fused to basis, 1 - segmented, with 1 long, bipinnate and 1 short, bare seta. Enp 1 with many fine, long spinules, a corona of spinules in the distal part and 3 strong spinules at the outer margin. Enp 2 with 4 strong outer spinules, 2 medial bipinnate spines with 1 STE each and 6 terminal elements: 1 outer, bipinnate spine, 1 annulate seta, 2 geniculated setae with 3 pinnae each, 1 annulate seta distally with STE, seta fused to a small, bare seta at the base. Md (Fig. 9 C) gnathobase with broad grinding face. Dorsally with transformed denticulated seta, beneath 2 spoonlike setae, followed by several strong toothlike elements. Palpus 1 - segmented, with 1 bipinnate basal seta, 1 bipinnate exopodal seta and 4 endopodal setae, 3 of these located terminally. Mxl (Fig. 9 A) arthrite of the praecoxa with long spinules and 10 armature elements: 2 bare surface setae (depicted beneath), 2 strong, tooth like setae with 1 strong spinule each, 1 strong, tooth like seta with 1 spinule and several strong pinnae, 2 brushlike setae, 1 unipinnate seta, 1 bare, 1 unipinnate, single seta. Coxa with spinules at the base of arthrite, with long spinules and 5 setae, strongest seta fused to coxa. Basis with 5 bipinnate setae and 4 spinules. Mx (Fig. 9 B) syncoxa with 2 endites. Proximal endite with 1 seta (seta lost during dissection), distal endite with 3 setae: Endite drawn out into strong claw with two accompanying bare setae. Basis with a row of small spinules and 3 setae: main seta incompletely fused to basis, 1 strongly bipinnate seta and 1 bare slender seta subterminally. Enp 1 - segmented, very small, with 2 bipinnate setae. Mxp (Fig. 9 D) syncoxa lost during preparation. Basis with many fine spinules, unarmed. Enp 1 - segmented, fused to strong claw. P 1 (Fig. 9 E) coxa with several spinules. Basis with 1 inner and 1 outer spine. Exp 3 - segmented. Exp 1 and exp 2 without inner armature. Exp 3 inner seta transformed to tube pore. Exp 3 with 3 bipinnate spines with 1 STE each. Enp biarticulate. Enp 1 with inner seta. Enp 2 with 2 terminal setae. Setal formula as in Table 2. P 2 – P 4 (Figs 10 A – C) coxae with several spinules (P 2 lost during preparation. However, it was observed that P 2 and P 3 were identical with respect to the setation). Bases with outer seta and inner setular tufts. Exp 3 - segmented. Exp 1 P 3 and P 4 with few fine, inner spinules. Exp 2 with inner, bipinnate seta and outer spine. Exp 3 with 2 bipinnate, outer spines, 2 bipinnate setae terminally and 2 (P 2 and P 3) or 1 (P 4) inner bipinnate setae. Enp biarticulate. Enp 1 without seta. Enp 2 with 4 bare setae. Spines with spinules at their insertionpoints. Setal formula as in Table 2. P 5 (Fig. 11) basenp with several spinules. Outer lobe of basenp with setophore bearing 3 spinules and 1 outer seta. Inner lobe not protruding, with 1 long inner, 1 long median, bipinnate and 1 short, outer seta. The outer and median seta are close to each other, the long, inner seta separated from the former two elements. Exp approximately 5 times longer than broad, with 5 setae and 1 apical tube pore. Exp sparsely covered with spinules. Setal formula as in Table 2. Furcal rami (Fig. 7 B) approximately 13 times longer than broad (the widest part measured at its base), the insertion surrounded by spinules of anal somite. Furcal ramus with distal tube pore and 7 setae: setae I and II in the middle of caudal ramus with spinules at their insertions, seta III subdistally, setae IV and V distally, seta VI distally and arising ventrally, seta VII dorsally in distal half. Setae I and II bare, setae III, IV, V lost during sample treatment, seta VI bare, VII triarticulate and bare. Male unknown.	en	Menzel, Lena, George, Kai Horst (2009): Description of four new species of Mesocletodes Sars, 1909 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Argestidae) and redescription of Mesocletodes robustus Por, 1965 from the South Atlantic, including remarks on the Mesocletodes abyssicola- group *. Zootaxa 2096 (1): 214-256, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.14, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2096.1.14
38758798FFDAFFA5FF6771EAFEA2F0FD.taxon	description	(Figs 12 – 17) Etymology. The name refers to the bifid cuticular processes in P 2 – P 5 - bearing somites and first urosomite. Locus typicus: Angola Basin, (off Angola), RV „ Meteor “, Cruise M- 48 / 1, 27.07.2000. Holotype: 1 female, dissected, mounted on 12 slides, coll. no. SMF 31428 / 1 – 12 at station 346 / 4 (16 ° 16.9 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m). Paratype: 1 female mounted on 1 slide, coll. no. SMF 31429 / 1 at station EBS 340 (start: 18 ° 18.3 ’ S 004 ° 41.3 ’ E; end 18 ° 19.4 ’ S 004 ° 41.9 ’ E, 5395 m). Description of female. Habitus (Fig. 12 A) of cylindrical shape, no clear distinction between prosome and urosome. Body length 1105 µm. Rostrum small, not protruding, with 2 sensilla. Cphth dorsally with cuticular process, process triangular, curved posteriorly. Distal margins of cphth and body somites with denticulated hyaline frill. Long sensilla on distal margins of body somites, except the penultimate one. Body somites with rows of spinules, increasing in length and breadth posteriorly. P 3 – P 5 bearing somites and second urosomite dorsally with bifid cuticular processes. Telson quadrate, with several strong spinules and bifid cuticular process dorsally, peaked upward, posterior tip longer than anterior. Laterally, 1 sensillum on each side. Genital doublesomite incompletely fused. P 2 – P 4 bearing somites with thickened cuticula near insertion of the legs. A 1 (Fig. 13 A) 8 - segmented, acrothek on segments 4 and 8 proximally with corona of spinules and several spinules scattered across the surface. Second segment with strong protrusion bearing a strong, bipinnate seta. Third segment elongated. Spines of A 1 with 1 STE each. All segments covered by fine spinules. Setal formula: I: 0, II: 8, III: 5, IV: 2 + Aes, V: 1, VI: 3, VII: 6; VIII: 6 + Aes. A 2 (Fig. 15 A) coxa short and unarmed. Basis with fine spinules. Exp 1 - segmented, with 2 bipinnate setae. Enp 1 and 2 with fine, inner spinules and 4 outer spinules each. Enp 2 with 2 medial, bipinnate spines with 1 STE each and 6 terminal elements. 1 outer bipinnate spine, 2 geniculated, bare setae, 1 bipinnate spine, 1 bipinnate spine with STE, spine fused with 1 fine bare seta at the basis. Paragnaths (Fig. 13 B) with few short, fine spinules medially and many very long spinules laterally, ventrally of these long spinules are broad spinules with distal brushes; ventral surface covered in small spinules. Md (Figs 14 B, C) gnathobase with broad grinding face. Dorsally with transformed denticulated seta, beneath 2 spoonlike setae, followed by several strong toothlike elements. Palpus 1 - segmented, with spinules and 1 basal seta, 1 exopodal and 1 endopodal seta. Mxl lost during preparation. Mx (Fig. 14 A) syncoxa with 2 endites. Proximal endite with 1 seta, distal endite well developed with 3 terminal setae: 1 strongly bipinnate seta incompletely fused to the endite, 1 bipinnate and 1 bare seta. Basis with long spinules and 3 setae: 1 seta incompletely fused to basis, 1 strong seta and 1 bare seta subterminally. Enp 1 - segmented, very small, with 2 setae. Mxp (Fig. 13 C) syncoxa with 1 tripinnate seta, many very fine spinules and 3 rows of strong spinules. Basis with long inner spinules and many spinules dorsally. Enp 1 - segmented, fused to strong claw (broken off). P 1 (Fig. 16 A) coxa with several spinules. Basis with 1 inner and 1 outer spine. Exp 3 - segmented. Exp 1 and 2 inner margin without armature. Exp 3 with 2 bipinnate spines with 1 STE each, 1 bipinnate seta terminally and 1 bare inner seta. Enp biarticulate. Enp 1 with 1 bare inner seta. Enp 2 with 1 bare inner seta and 1 bipinnate and 1 bare seta terminally. Strong spinules at insertions of spines, all segments with fine spinules. Setal formula as in Table 3. P 2 – P 4 (Figs 16 B; 17 A, B) coxae with several spinules. Bases with outer seta only. Exp 3 - segmented. Exp 1 with hairy outer spinules, without inner seta. Exp 2 with inner bipinnate seta and outer spine. Exp 3 with 2 bipinnate outer spines, 2 bipinnate setae terminally and 2 (P 2 and P 3) or 1 (P 4) inner bipinnate setae. The terminal outer spine of P 4 Exp 3 is probably broken off. Enp biarticulate. Enp 1 with bare inner seta. Enp 2 with 3 setae (P 2) or with 2 setae (P 3 and P 4). All spines with spinules at their insertion points. Setal formula as in Table 3. P 5 (Fig. 15 B) basenp with several spinules. Outer lobe of basenp with setophore bearing 3 spinules and 1 outer seta. Inner lobe not protruding, with 1 short outer and 1 long median bipinnate seta (lost during preparation, only insertion point remained). Net-like structure between inner and outer lobe of basenp. Exp approximately 9 times longer than broad, with 5 setae and 1 terminal tube pore. Exp covered with spinules. Setal formula as in Table 3. Furcal rami (Fig. 12 B) approximately 13 times longer than broad (the widest part measured at its base), the insertion surrounded by spinules of anal somite. Furcal ramus completely covered by spinules, with strong terminal tube pore and 7 setae: I and II in the middle of caudal ramus, seta III subdistally, setae IV, V and VI distally, seta VII dorsally in distal half. Seta I, III, IV and V lost during preparation, seta I and VI bare, seta VII triarticulate and bare. Male unknown.	en	Menzel, Lena, George, Kai Horst (2009): Description of four new species of Mesocletodes Sars, 1909 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Argestidae) and redescription of Mesocletodes robustus Por, 1965 from the South Atlantic, including remarks on the Mesocletodes abyssicola- group *. Zootaxa 2096 (1): 214-256, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.14, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2096.1.14
38758798FFC2FFA8FF6777DEFEA2F48E.taxon	description	(Figs 18 – 24) Etymology. The name refers to the RV “ Meteor ”, on board of which the sample containing this species was taken. Locus typicus: Angola Basin, (off Angola), RV „ Meteor “, Cruise M- 48 / 1, 27.07.2000. Holotype: 1 female, dissected, mounted on 7 slides, coll. no. SMF 31424 / 1 – 7; at station 346 / 1 (16 ° 17.0 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m). Paratype: 1 female, dissected, mounted on 10 slides, coll. no SMF 31425 / 1 – 10 at station 346 / 3 (16 ° 17.0 ’ S / 05 ° 27.0 ’ E, 5389 m). Description of female. Habitus (Fig. 18) of cylindrical shape, no clear distinction between prosome and urosome. Body length 627 µm. Rostrum small, not protruding, with 2 sensilla. Cphth with a dorsal cuticular process which is triangular, curved and pointing backwards. Process with several spinules. Cphth with several fine spinules. Distal margins of cphth and bodysomites with smooth hyaline frill. Long sensilla on distal margins of body somites, except the penultimate one. Spinules arranged in rows and decreasing in length posteriorly. Body blotched with small depressions (as depicted for telson). Genital double somite incompletely fused. Telson square, dorsally with bifid cuticular process peaked backwards: robust at the insertion, anterior and posterior peaks short, of equal length. Caudal region of telson with several rows of spinules, lateral to the process 1 sensillum on each side. A 1 (Fig. 19 A) 8 - segmented, acrothek on segments 4 and 8. First segment without seta but with 2 rows of spinules. Second segment with a strong protrusion bearing a strong bipinnate seta. Spines of A 1 with 1 STE each. Setal formula: I: 0, II: 6, III: 6, IV: 2 + Aes, V: 1, VI: 2, VII: 4, VIII: 6 + Aes. A 2 (Fig. 19 B) basis with fine spinules. Exp small, 1 - segmented with 2 bipinnate setae of unequal length. Enp 1 with few outer spinules. Enp 2 covered by spinules, with 2 medial bipinnate spines with 1 STE each and 6 terminal elements. 1 outer bipinnate spine, 2 geniculated setae, 1 bipinnate seta, 1 bipinnate seta with STE, this seta fused to a small bare seta at the base. Md (Figs 20 E, F) gnathobase with broad grinding face and 3 rows of spinules. Grinding face composed of 1 imbricate, distally carved seta, beneath 1 bare, spoon like seta, followed by several fused toothlike elements. Strong bare seta ventrally. Palpus 2 - segmented with spinules. Basis with 1 seta (seta lost during preparation). Enp 1 - segmented, with 4 terminal and 1 subterminal setae. Exopodal lobe with 2 bipinnate setae. Mxl (Figs 20 B, C) arthrite of the praecoxa with long spinules and 10 armature elements: 2 bare surface setae (depicted beneath), 2 strong, tooth like setae with spinules, 1 strong, unarmed tooth like seta, 1 strong, undulated unipinnate seta, 1 brushlike seta, 1 compact, unipinnate seta, 1 slender, unipinnate seta, 1 strong, unipinnate seta. Coxa with long spinules and 5 setae, strongest seta brushlike, incompletely fused to coxa. Basis with 7 setae and several spinules. Mx (Fig. 20 A) syncoxa with 2 endites. Proximal endite with 1 bare seta, distal endite with 3 setae: 1 strongly bipinnate and 2 bare setae. Basis with 2 strongly bipinnate setae and 2 bare setae. Enp 1 - segmented, very small, with 2 bipinnate setae. Mxp (Fig. 20 D) syncoxa with many fine spinules and 2 bipinnate setae of unequal length. Basis with fine outer and coarse inner spinules. Enp 1 - segmented, fused to strong claw. P 1 (Fig. 21 A) coxa with several spinules. Basis with 1 inner and 1 outer spine, net-like structure close to outer seta. Exp 3 - segmented. Exp 1 and 2 without inner armature. Exp 3 proximally with inner tube pore, 3 bipinnate spines with 1 STE each and 1 bare inner seta. Enp biarticulate. Enp 1 with inner seta. Enp 2 with 1 terminal, bipinnate spine, 1 terminal, bipinnate seta and 1 bare, inner seta. Setal formula as in Table 4. P 2 – P 4 (Figs 21 B; 22 A, B) coxae with several spinules, bases with outer seta and inner setular tufts, netlike structure close to outer seta. Exp 3 - segmented, increasing in length and decreasing in breadth from P 2 to P 4. Exp 1 with 5 (P 3) or 4 (P 4) fine, inner spinules. Exp 1 without inner seta. Exp 2 with inner, bipinnate seta and outer spine. Exp 3 of P 2 and P 3 with 2 bipinnate, outer spines and 2 bipinnate setae terminally. P 4 Exp 3 with 2 outer, bipinnate spines, 1 terminal bipinnate and 1 inner, bipinnate seta. Second terminal seta probably lost during sample treatment. Enp biarticulate. Enp 1 with inner bipinnate seta. P 2 – P 4 Enp 2 with 1 outer, 2 terminal and 1 inner setae. Spines with spinules at their insertion points. Setal formula as in Table 4. P 5 (Fig. 23) basenp with several spinules. Outer lobe of basenp with setophore bearing 3 spinules and 1 outer seta. Inner lobe not protruding, with 1 inner, 1 median and 1 outer seta. The outer and median seta are close to each other, the long inner seta separated from the former two elements. Exp approximately 3 times longer than broad, with 5 setae and 1 terminal tube pore. Exp sparsely covered with spinules. Net-like structure between outer and inner lobe of basenp. Setal formula as in Table 4. Furcal rami (Fig. 24) approximately 3 times longer than wide (width measured at its base), insertion surrounded by spinules of anal somite. Furcal ramus with 7 setae: setae I and II ventral and lateral accompanied by 1 spinule each close to the insertion, seta III dorsally subterminal, setae IV and V terminal, seta VI ventrally terminal, seta VII in the middle of furcal ramus. Setae I, II, III, VI are bare, seta IV long and bipinnate, seta V short and bipinnate, seta VII triarticulate and bare. Male unknown.	en	Menzel, Lena, George, Kai Horst (2009): Description of four new species of Mesocletodes Sars, 1909 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Argestidae) and redescription of Mesocletodes robustus Por, 1965 from the South Atlantic, including remarks on the Mesocletodes abyssicola- group *. Zootaxa 2096 (1): 214-256, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.14, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2096.1.14
