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Abstract: The breeding patterns of three interstitial harpacticoid copepods, Stenocaris intermedia(Cylindropsyllidae), Tetragoniceps sp.(Tetragonicipitidae), and Phyllopodopsyllus sp.(Tetragonicipitidae)were surveyed in Otsuchi Bay, northeastern Japan.Among the three species, Phyllopodopsyllus sp. had the smallest clutch size and the largest eggs and it bred over the longest period, whereas larger clutch sizes, smaller eggs, and shorter breeding periods were typical of the other two species. Breeding season also varied among species; Stenocaris intermedia and Tetragoniceps sp. bred during the cold season, whereas ovigerous females of Phyllopodopsyllus sp. were observed during the warm season.
