Family ACARTIIDAE Sars, 1903
Compiler and date details
15 May 2012 - Genefor Walker-Smith, Museum Victoria
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
Type genus:
Acartia Dana, 1846.
Introduction
Species in the family Acartiidae inhabit estuarine and coastal near-surface environments. There are five recognised genera, and 71 species, with only two species living in open oceanic waters. Additionally, there is one genus inquirendum. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 50) for more details as well as a key to the genera.
ID Keys
For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
General References
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |