Scientific Name: Acartia sp. Dana, 1846
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Acartiidae
Description:
The organism has an ovular body shape with a flat or triangular head. On average, it exceeds 1 mm in size. It features a line of prominent spines along the rear edge of the body segment. The first antennae display a distinctive arrangement of bristles. Its urosome possesses a fan-like arrangement of plumose setae.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, Marine
References:
Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984
