Acartia simplex

Acartia simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Hexanauplia
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Acartiidae
Genus:	Acartia
Species:	A. simplex
Binomial name
	Acartia simplex; G. O. Sars, 1905

Acartia simplex is a species of marine copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae. 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.^[2]

References[]

^ T. Chad Walter & Juliana Kouwenberg (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Acartia (Acartiura) simplex Sars G.O., 1905". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
^ 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] T. Chad Walter & Juliana Kouwenberg (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Acartia (Acartiura) simplex Sars G.O., 1905". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[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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