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Acartiidae Sars G.O, 1903

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posted on 2023-07-19, 06:33 authored by Genuario Belmonte

Copepods of the family Acartiidae are representatives of Calanoida. Common and abundant in marine  zooplankton  worldwide,  the  86  recognized  species  of Acartiidae  are  grouped  into  5 genera. They occur in neritic waters covering a wide latitudinal range. Adult body lengths range between 600 μm and 2700 μm, a size that is effectively captured by meso-zooplankton nets of 200 μm mesh size. Juveniles and nauplii, however, are smaller; they can only be quantitatively captured by  using  narrower  mesh  sizes.  Adults  show  sexual  dimorphism  recognizable  only  after the first instars of the copepodite stage.

History

Issue

194

Published under the auspices of the following ICES Steering Group or Committee

  • EPDSG

Published under the auspices of the following ICES Expert Group or Strategic Initiative

WGZE

Series

ICES Identification Leaflets for Plankton

ISBN

978-87-7482-555-5

ISSN

2707-675X

Recommended citation

Belmonte, G. 2021. Acartiidae Sars G.O, 1903. ICES Identification Leaflets for Plankton No. 194. 29 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.7680