Acartia discaudata is a species of copepods in the family Acartiidae. They are omnivore-herbivores. Individuals can grow to 1.20 mm. They are broadcast spawners.
Definition: Hard framework, internal or external, which supports and protects softer parts of plant, animal or unicellular organism, and to which muscles usually attach in animals, includes skeletons (derived from Lawrence, 2005).