''Acartia teclae'' is a species of

copepod Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...

belonging to the family

Acartiidae Acartiidae is a family of calanoid copepods distinguishable by the rostral margin not being extended. They are epipelagic, plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) that are u ...

. This species was discovered when specimens previously identified as ''

Acartia clausi ''Acartia clausi'' is a species of marine copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae. This species was previously thought to have a worldwide distribution but recent research has restricted its range to coastal regions of the north-eastern Atlan ...

'' were examined and found to belong to a separate species. This species appears to have a similar range ( Mediterranean Sea and north eastern Atlantic Ocean as far north as Great Britain) to, and occupies similar brackish

estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...

habitats as, '' Acartia lefevreae'' but differs in the absence of spines on the dorsal part of the posterior body segment (metasome).

References

Calanoida Crustaceans described in 1976 {{copepod-stub