''Acartia ensifera'' is a species of marine

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belonging to the family Acartiidae. This is a slender copepod, around in length, with distinctively long caudal rami. It is found around the coasts of

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References

''Acartia ensifera'' at World of Copepods

External links

''Acartia ensifera'': occurrence data
from

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Calanoida Crustaceans described in 1899 Marine crustaceans of New Zealand {{NewZealand-stub