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Acartia
Sign in to saveAcartia is a genus of marine calanoid copepods. They are epipelagic, estuarine, zooplanktonic found throughout the oceans of the world, primarily in temperate regions.
Species
アカルチア属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassCopepoda
- OrderCalanoida
- FamilyAcartiidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 129
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Acartiidae
- Collections
- USNM, YPM, UOMNH, CAS, CMN
- Recorded in
- United States, French Polynesia, Fiji, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acartiidae
- Image
- Acartia clausi, fem. V-adult.jpg
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- Commons category
- Acartia
- taxon name
- Acartia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Acartia
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Reproductive and life cycle
- Diet
- Behaviour
- References
Acartia is a genus of marine calanoid copepods. They are epipelagic, estuarine, zooplanktonic found throughout the oceans of the world, primarily in temperate regions.
== Classification ==
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