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Scientific Name: Acartia sp. Dana, 1846
Zooplankton : Acartia sp.

Photo: mohamed sleam (flickr)

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
Main References:

Nahid SAA, Shimul SA, Rana S, Sarkar A (2023) Plankton of Bangladesh( 1st edition). Darikoma Prokashoni. 202 p. ISBN: 9789845113984

Other References:

Bhuyan MS, Sharif MAS, Islam MM, Mojumder IA, Das M, Islam SM (2020) Fresh/river water zooplankton in Bangladesh: a critical review. Environmental Analysis & Ecology Studies, 7(2), 000658

flickr (2024) Acartia sp. https://www.flickr.com Accessed 01 March 2024.

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