How to recognize a Scolecithricella female:
Using a binocular :
Rostrum bifurcated
Cephalosome rounded in both dorsal and lateral view (no crest)
First thoracic segment fused with cephalosome.
Two last thoracic segments fused.
P5 reduced
Using a microscope :
P5 uniramous, 1-segmented and very flattened
How to differenciate S. dentata from other Scolecithricella
Using a binocular :
Posterior margin of last Thoracic segment with indentation in lateral view
Using a microscope :
P5 with a short spine on the inner margin and a very small distal spine (no spine on the outer margin).
Ecological Notes :
epi-mesopelagic