Acartiella keralensis

Scientific Name:-

Acartiella keralensis

Common Name:-

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Arthropoda

Status:-

Not known

Description:-

Urosome (ventral; anal operculum on dorsal side). Forehead without rostrum or filaments. basipod 2 with 2 setae; the distance between these setae and endopod is longer; exopod fused with the basipod 2. Proportions of the urosomal segments 24, 16; anal-right Caudal rami 61

Threats:-

Not recorded

Remark:-

Reported from the backwaters of Kerala.

Habitat:-

Estuarine

Synonyms:-

Acartia keralensis Wellershaus, 1969

References:-

Madhupratap, M and P, Haridas (1975). Composition and variations in the abundance of zooplankton of backwaters from Cochin to Alleppey, 4(1): 77-85.
http://www.biosearch.in/publicOrganismPage.php?id=112096
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346059

Image Courtesy: CNRS, UPMC

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