Acartia hudsonica
| Acartia hudsonica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Acartiidae |
| Genus: | Acartia |
| Species: | A. hudsonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Acartia hudsonica Pinhey, 1926 | |
Acartia hudsonica is a species of marine copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae. This species was originally described as a subspecies of Acartia clausi but subsequent research [1] concluded it is sufficiently distinct to warrant specific status. It is found in shallow coastal habitats along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of northern North America
This species is similar to A. clausi but lacks the prominent spines on the dorsal part of the posterior body segment (metasome).
References
- ↑ Bradford, Janet (1976). "Partial Revision of the Acartia Subgenus Acartiura (Copepoda: Calanoida: Acartiidae)". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 10 (1): 159–202. doi:10.1080/00288330.1976.9515606.
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