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Acartia (calanoid copepod)
Copepods of the genus Acartia are commonly distributed in coastal and brackish waters. They are natural feeds for larvae and juveniles of...
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Acetes japonicus (akiami paste shrimp)
Acetes japonicus is a small paste shrimp species (Koizumi, 2001). It is not commonly...
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Argulidae
SystematicsArgulids are closely related to pentastomes (Abele et al., 1989; Martin and Davis, 2001).Parasite morphology...
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Artemesia longinaris (Argentine stiletto shrimp)
The Argentine stiletto shrimp, Artemesia longinaris, is fished in its entire distribution area, but most intensively on the Argentinian...
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Artemia (brine shrimp)
Brine shrimps were first described in 1755 by Schlosser from material collected from the solar saltworks near Lymington, England (population no...
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Astacus astacus (European crayfish)
Astacus astacus is believed to have been an object of trade, commerce and zoological study in Europe since the 1800s (Skurdal and...
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Astacus leptodactylus (Danube crayfish)
There is considerable interest in the aquaculture of the narrow-clawed crayfish, Astacus leptodactylus, due to high demand and its high...
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Austropotamobius pallipes (freshwater white-clawed crayfish)
Austropotamobius pallipes is native to Europe and has been designated a vulnerable species with special care recommended for its...
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Branchiura [crustacean: class]
Branchiura differ from Copepoda in that they have compound eyes, continue to moult after maturity, lay eggs singly and develop without a true...
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Caligidae
Systematics and taxonomic positionThe family Caligidae currently contains 445 species in 33 genera; more than three-quarters of...
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