An outbreak of a macrozooplankton Creseis acicula occurred in the summer of 2020 nearby the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant located on the coast of the Daya Bay in the South China Sea. The outbreaks of C. acicula often threaten human health, the marine environment,

Distinguishing the various Recent taxa of the pteropod genus Creseis, especially the nominal species Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828), C. clava (Rang, 1828), C. virgula ( Rang, 1828) and C. conica Eschscholtz, 1829, has long been problematic. Based on misinterpretations

From the mid-June to mid-July 2020, there was a massive bloom of Creseise acicula nearby the waters of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant Base (DNPP base). In order to find out the spatiotemporal dynamic characteristics of C. acicula and the main factors related