Tags: Crustacean.

Acartiidae is a family of calanoid copepods distinguishable by the rostral margin not being extended. They are epipelagic planktonic animals not being found below a depth of 500 metres (1600 ft). There are over 100 described species distributed throughout the world’s oceans mainly in temperate areas.

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