Comparaison biochimique de quatre espèces de copépodes planctoniques de Méditerranée nord-occidentale à partir des enzymogrammes des estérases,de la leucine aminopeptidase,de la phosphatase alcaline,de la malate déshydrogénase et de l'enzyme malique

Four copepod species (Acartia clausi, Centropages typicus, Temora stylifera, Calanus helgolandicus) from the northwest Mediterranean were subjected to electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel in an attempt to distinguish specific biochemical characteristics for each species. Enzymograms of 5 enzymes were studied: esterases, leucine aminopeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, malate dehydrogenase and the malic enzyme. Marked interspecific differences were revealed, enabling specific biochemical identities to be established which can be useful as taxonomic criteria in the same way as morphological characteristics. The study was performed during different seasons in 1980.