WoRMS taxon details
Paracartia africana (Steuer, 1915)
359814 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:359814)
accepted
Species
Acartia africana Steuer, 1915 · unaccepted
Acartia asymmetrica Tanaka, 1964 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Acartia africana Steuer, 1915) 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)]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipzig.</em> 45(9):392-397, figs. 1-6. (4-v-1915)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/68915#/summary [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Paracartia africana (Steuer, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=359814 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Acartia africana Steuer, 1915) 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)]. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipzig.</em> 45(9):392-397, figs. 1-6. (4-v-1915)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/68915#/summary [details] 
original description (of Acartia asymmetrica Tanaka, 1964) Tanaka, O. (1964). Two small collections of copepods from the Antarctic. <em>Scientific Report of the Japan Antarctic Research Expedition.</em> (E)221-20, pls. 1-8. (xii-1964). [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Acartia asymmetrica Tanaka, 1964) Tanaka, O. (1964). Two small collections of copepods from the Antarctic. <em>Scientific Report of the Japan Antarctic Research Expedition.</em> (E)221-20, pls. 1-8. (xii-1964). [details] Available for editors

Ecology
ecology source
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors
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Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acartia africana Steuer, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Acartia africana Steuer, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acartia africana Steuer, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Acartia africana Steuer, 1915)