HEXARTHRIDAE, (BARTOS, 1959) (family)
Jaws mallepramate.
HEXARTHRA, (SCHMARDA 1854)
73 a. In freshwater. Ventral arm with 3 spines
on each side. Size 210 μm. Shows affinity
for Cryptomonads and Dinoflagellates in
Lake Lanao (Lewis 1979b). Feed mostly
on particles < 6 μm (Pagano et al, 1999).
Planktonic in freshwater and in weak
brackish water.
- Laguna de Bay, La Mesa Dam.
Hexarthra intermedia, (WISZNIEWSKI, 1929)
[1978a,b, 1979b, 1980, 1984, 1986]
H. intermedia from Laguna de Bay
73 b. In sea and salt water. Ventral arm with
4 spines on each side and 8 setae in 4
pairs terminally.
- Manila de Bay (1980, 1984)
Hexarthra fennica (REMANE, 1933)
[1980]
H. fennica from Manila Bay water culture
To 74a
