small (0.5 – 2mm long) crustacea that form part of the zooplankton community.
Small aquatic crustaceans of the Class Copepoda.
Small shrimp-like crustaceans. An important food source for some baleen whales.
Small free-swimming marine crustaceans, many of which are fish parasites. In some species the females enter the tissues of the host fish and may form pus pockets.
one of most common herbivorous zooplankton.
Copepods are miniscule crustaceans (related to shrimp) that are eaten by many baleen whales and many other animals. They are the biggest source of protein in the oceans, a major constituent of plankton, and are found in all of the oceans and in many bodies of fresh water.
A subclass of freshwater crustaceans. From the Latin: cope, "one shell".