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The presence of Acartia tonsa in Black Sea waters (South Crimean coast, Ukraine) is reported for the first time. A. tonsa may be a recently introduced species in the Black Sea. Morphological features of the adults have been shown by S.E.M.
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Belmonte, G., Mazzocchi, M.G., Prusova, I.Y. et al. Acartia tonsa: a species new for the Black Sea fauna. Hydrobiologia 292, 9–15 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00229917
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