Copepod - Wikipedia Despite their fast escape response, copepods are successfully hunted by slow-swimming seahorses, which approach their prey so gradually, it senses no turbulence, then suck the copepod into their snout too suddenly for the copepod to escape
Copepod | Marine, Planktonic, Zooplankton | Britannica Copepod, (subclass Copepoda), any member of the widely distributed crustacean subclass Copepoda Copepods are of great ecological importance, providing food for many species of fish Most of the 13,000 known species are free-living marine forms, occurring throughout the world’s oceans
Copepods - Types, Species, Size, Characteristics, Life Cycle, Images Most copepods are herbivores, primarily consuming phytoplankton (each copepod can ingest up to 373,000 phytoplankton cells daily) While some larger copepod species occasionally prey on smaller ones, many benthic copepods feed on organic detritus and the bacteria growing on them
Copepod: Definition, Characteristics and Lifecycle - Biology Dictionary The term copepod is used to describe small crustacean species that are found in the majority of aquatic environments Copepods can be found in both the upper waters and bottom of oceans and freshwater bodies, as well as swamps, bogs, ponds, and other wet habitats
Copepods | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Copepod habitats range from fresh water to hypersaline conditions, from subterranean caves to water collected in bromeliad leaves or leaf litter on the ground and from streams, rivers, and lakes to the sediment layer in the open ocean
Copepods - Classification, Characteristics, Adaptations and Culture The body of an adult copepod is generally divided into two regions which include the prosome and the urosome The prosome, which makes up the forward region of the organism is divided into cephalose and metasome
Copepod | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium The copepod may be the most abundant single species of animal on Earth Kope is Greek, meaning “oar” or “paddle;” pod is Greek for “foot ” A copepod has antennae and appendages that are used like paddles for movement
Wildlife Fact Sheets: Copepod - Ocean Conservancy Copepods are tiny crustaceans known as the “insects of the sea ” The name “copepod” means oar-footed, and which comes from how they move through the water They use their four to five pairs of legs and even their mouth and tail to swim Copepods are everywhere in the ocean, including the water column
31 Facts About Copepod Copepod Anatomy Despite their tiny size, copepods have complex bodies adapted to their environments Here are some interesting details about their anatomy Copepods have a segmented body with a head, thorax, and abdomen They possess a single, simple eye located in the center of their head