The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. Limnology and Oceanography, 38/2: 280-89. Near anoxia and sulfide as possible factors influencing the spatial distribution of Acartia tonsa and Acartia clausi: Comparative evaluation of egg tolerance. Experimental Records of the Effects of Food Patchiness and Predation on Egg Production of Acartia tonsa. Chapter 5 Impact of the Invasive Species Acartia tonsa on the Distribution of Autochthonous Acartiidae Species in Estuaries of the Bay of Biscay (F. Villate, I. Uriarte & A. Iriarte) 35 pp. Acartia tonsa is a widely spread species: Indian Ocean, Malay Archipelago, Cayenne, Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South Americas, Black, Azov and Mediterranean Seas (Kurashova, 2002).

When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Species: Acartia tonsa; Distribution Table Top of page. 2006. One of the purposes of this study was to estimate the distribution, production and production/biomass ratio values of A. tonsa.Biomass/length relationship was estimated as follows: Y = 0.15e 3.04 x.

Acartia tonsa is a key species in the Mondego estuary and a widespread species in all temperate estuarine zooplankton communities; a fact that bestows high relevance upon the outcome of this study. Sei, S., M. Invidia, G. Gorbi. Acartia tonsa is a widely spread species: Indian Ocean, Malay Archipelago, Cayenne, Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South Americas, Black, Azov and Mediterranean Seas (Kurashova 2002).