Acartia omorii

Acartia omorii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Hexanauplia
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Acartiidae
Genus:	Acartia
Species:	A. omorii
Binomial name
	Acartia omorii; Bradford, 1976

Acartia omorii is a species of marine copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae.^[1] This species was discovered when specimens previously identified as Acartia clausi were examined and found to belong to a separate species.^[2] This species is found around the coast of Japan.^[2] It is similar to A. clausi but lacks the prominent spines on the dorsal part of the posterior body segment (metasome).^[2]

References[]

^ J. Kouwenberg (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Acartia (Acartiura) omorii Bradford, 1976". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Janet Bradford (1976). "Partial revision of the Acartia subgenus Acartiura (Copepoda: Calanoida: Acartiidae)". . 10 (1): 159–202. doi:10.1080/00288330.1976.9515606.

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[1] J. Kouwenberg (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Acartia (Acartiura) omorii Bradford, 1976". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 18, 2010.

[Bradford-2] Janet Bradford (1976). "Partial revision of the Acartia subgenus Acartiura (Copepoda: Calanoida: Acartiidae)". . 10 (1): 159–202. doi:10.1080/00288330.1976.9515606.

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