Acartia simplex is a species of marine copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae.[1][2] It is found in the waters near Australia and New Zealand.[2]
| Acartia simplex | |
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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. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Acartia simplex G. O. Sars, 1905 [1]
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This species, just under 1 mm in length, is rather similar to Acartia ensifera but can be distinguished by the presence of spines on the dorsal part of the posterior body segment (metasome). Like A. ensifera, it is found around the coasts of New Zealand, mainly in estuarine habitats.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Acartia (Acartiura) simplex Sars G.O., 1905". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ a b Razouls C.; de Bovée F.; Kouwenberg J.; Desreumaux N. (2005–2023). "Acartia (Acartiura) simplex Sars, 1905". Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Marine Planktonic Copepods. Sorbonne Université, CNRS. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Janet Bradford (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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