Two New Copepods of the Genus Acartia (Copepoda, Calanoida, Acartiidae) from the Coastal Sea of the South-Western Crimea (Black Sea)

Acartia mollicula Pavlova et Shmeleva, sp. n. and A. eremeevi Pavlova et Shmeleva, sp. n. are described and figured. The copepods were found in zooplankton samples collected by the Juday net from 0–10 m depth in the coastal sea water of Martyn Bay, Sevastopol. Though the new species, A. mollicula an...

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Date:2010
Main Authors: Pavlova, E.V., Shmeleva, A.A.
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Language:English
Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2010
Series:Вестник зоологии
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Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/65670
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Cite this:Two New Copepods of the Genus Acartia (Copepoda, Calanoida, Acartiidae) from the Coastal Sea of the South-Western Crimea (Black Sea) / E.V. Pavlova, A.A. Shmeleva // Вестник зоологии. — 2010. — Т. 44, № 2. — С. 99–106. — Бібліогр.: 18 назв. — англ.

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Summary:Acartia mollicula Pavlova et Shmeleva, sp. n. and A. eremeevi Pavlova et Shmeleva, sp. n. are described and figured. The copepods were found in zooplankton samples collected by the Juday net from 0–10 m depth in the coastal sea water of Martyn Bay, Sevastopol. Though the new species, A. mollicula and A. eremeevi, are similar to A. clausi (“small” form), A. margalefi Alcaraz and another Acartia from Black Sea they have smaller body size, different structure and armature of the fifth legs, and correlation between length/width of prosome and urosome, besides, A. mollicula have the rostrum.