Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Gymnoplea > Order Calanoida > Family Acartiidae > Genus Acartia

Acartia (Acanthacartia) Steuer, 1915

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Acartia*	Dana, 1846	accepted genus name
*Dias*	Lilljeborg, 1853	synonym

Children

Acartia (Acanthacartia) bifilosa (Giesbrecht, 1881)
Acartia (Acanthacartia) fossae Gurney, 1927
Acartia (Acanthacartia) italica Steuer, 1910
Acartia (Acanthacartia) plumosa Scott T., 1894
Acartia (Acanthacartia) tonsa Dana, 1849-1852

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: アカンタカルチア亜属

Literature

original description	Steuer, A. (1915). 3. Revision der Gattung Acartia Dana. (Dritte vorläufige Mitteilung über die Copepoden der Valdivia-Expedition). [3. Revision of the genus Acartia Dana. (Third preliminary report on the copepods of the Valdivia expedition)]. Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipzig. 45(9):392-397, figs. 1-6. (4-v-1915).
basis of record	Razouls, C., N. Desreumaux, J. Kouwenberg & F. de Bovée. (2005). Biodiversity of Marine Planktonic Copepods (morphology, geographical distribution and biological data). Sorbonne University, CNRS.
additional source	ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Acartia (Acanthacartia) Steuer, 1915. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149738

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Acartia (Acanthacartia) Steuer, 1915. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8bbcb271-7416-4f4c-b381-c0129b55e37c