Acartia cf danae

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Sub-Phylum: 
Crustacea
Order: 
Calanoida
Family: 
Acartiidae
Genus: 
Acartia
Species: 
danae
Authority: 
Giesbrecht 1889

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Diagnosis

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION: Is this species reproducing sexuality ?= YES
Gender, sexual dimorphism: Male, Female
Sexual reproduction mode: Allogamy (cross-fertilization)

DEVELOPMENTAL & RESTING STAGES:
Result of the gamete fusion (eggs), MORPHOLOGY: Unicellular. Motility: not motile. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.

Larva (metazoan): Nauplius I, Nauplius II, Nauplius III, Nauplius IV, Nauplius V, Nauplius VI (series of molt). MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.

Juvenile: Copepodit I, Copepodit II, Copepodit III, Copepodit IV, Copepodit V, Copepodit VI (series of molt). MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.

Adult (metazoan). Male and female look similar but males have a clasper. MORPHOLOGY: Multicellular (including colony), Metazoan. Motility: motile, Active swimming. Feeding behavior: Predator/Grazer. ECOLOGY: Substrate: Water.