Acartiella faoensis, previously known as Acartia (Acartiella) faoensis, is a calanoid copepod which was observed during a biodiversity survey, during July-August of 2018, on the lower-middle stretch of the Hooghly River (upper reaches of Hooghly estuary). The species is reported for the first time from the aforementioned locality as well as anywhere from the eastern India and perhaps the entire country. Individuals belonging to both the sexes have been collected and studied. The observed species is native to Khour-Abdullah and Khor Al-Zubair waters of the Northwestern Gulf of Arabia as evidenced by earlier works and its appearance in the presently reported location is of great ecological significance. This account deals with the description of the species using compound microscopes and drawings made by using camera-Lucida, to be used as reference in future works.

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1991 年来自印度西孟加拉邦胡格利河中下游河口水域的桡足类动物 Acartiella faoensis Khalaf 的史无前例的报告

Acartiella faoensis，以前称为纺锤（Acartiella）faoensis2018 年 7 月至 8 月期间，在胡格利河中下游（胡格利河口上游）进行的生物多样性调查中观察到的一种桡足类动物。该物种是首次从上述地区以及印度东部甚至整个国家的任何地方报道。已经收集并研究了属于两性的个体。观察到的物种原产于阿拉伯湾西北部的 Khour-Abdullah 和 Khor Al-Zubair 水域，如早期工作所证明的那样，它在目前报告的位置出现具有重要的生态意义。本记述用复合显微镜对物种进行描述，并用露西达相机绘制的图画，作为日后作品的参考。