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copepoda
A calanoid copepod from the Acartidae family, Acartia tranteri (Image:A.Slotwinski)



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Acartiidae Sars 1903

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tranteri danae
Acartia tranteri Acartia danae

Taxonomy

Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Maxillopoda
Subclass Copepoda
Order Calanoida
Family Acartiidae
Distinguishing characteristics
  • Small and slender.
  • Single eye present.
Distribution
  • Worldwide.
  • Epipelagic (usually 0-200 m).
 

 
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