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Family Acartiidae

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Maxillopoda (Maxillopods)
Subclass Copepoda (Copepods)
Order Calanoida (Calanoid copepods)
Family Acartiidae
Explanation of Names
Acartiidae Sars G.O., 1903
Numbers
83 species in four genera, including 65 in Acartia, listed at WoRMS
Range
Cosmopolitan marine
Internet References
WoRMS
Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 16 September, 2015 - 11:58pm
Last updated 19 January, 2016 - 2:56pm

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