Acartia ensifera is a species of marine copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae. This is a slender copepod, around 0.8–0.9 mm (0.031–0.035 in) in length, with distinctively long caudal rami. It is found around the coasts of New Zealand.[1]
| Acartia ensifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Acartiidae |
| Genus: | Acartia |
| Species: | A. ensifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Acartia ensifera Brady, 1899
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References
edit- ^ Bradford, Janet (1976). "Partial Revision of the Acartia Subgenus Acartiura (Copepoda: Calanoida: Acartiidae)". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 10 (1): 159–202. Bibcode:1976NZJMF..10..159B. doi:10.1080/00288330.1976.9515606.
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