Acartia lefevreae is a species of copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae. This species was discovered when specimens previously identified as Acartia clausi were examined and found to belong to a separate species.[2] Its range overlaps with that of A. clausi, being found in the western Mediterranean and the north east Atlantic as far north as the English Channel, but it tends to be found in more brackish habitats such as estuaries.
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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. lefevreae
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| Acartia lefevreae | |
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This species is generally similar to A. clausi but is usually noticeably smaller (total length 0.8–0.9 mm) and differs in the arrangement and size of the spines on the back of the posterior body segment (metasome).
References
edit- ^ T. Chad Walter (2011). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Acartia lefevreae Bradford, 1976". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ 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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