copepod
any of numerous tiny marine or freshwater crustaceans of the order (or subclass) Copepoda, lacking compound eyes or a carapace and usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax, some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish.
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Here, artificial light can be intense enough to confuse the copepods.
Night lights make even the seas bright | Carolyn Gramling | April 27, 2022 | Science News For StudentsNot all species are equally sensitive to light, so to assess impact, the team focused on copepods, ubiquitous shrimplike creatures that are a key part of many ocean food webs.
Even the sea has light pollution. These new maps show its extent | Carolyn Gramling | March 17, 2022 | Science NewsA bit like dogs getting fleas, sea slugs can be plagued by copepods.
A sea slug’s head can crawl around and grow a whole new body | Susan Milius | April 30, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThree of the slugs ditched their bodies along with a lot of those copepods.
A sea slug’s head can crawl around and grow a whole new body | Susan Milius | April 30, 2021 | Science News For StudentsLife styles vary, but some copepods attach themselves to sea slugs.
A sea slug’s head can crawl around and grow a whole new body | Susan Milius | April 30, 2021 | Science News For Students
The body of the typical copepod is distinctly segmented, and the head and thorax are both enclosed in a hardened buckler.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxFrom the protopodites of both the latter spring strong hooks like those of the copepod and Phyllopod Nauplii.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourIt still must pass through its life cycle, but its intermediate host need not be one species of snail, fish, or copepod.
The Lani People | J. F. Bone
British Dictionary definitions for copepod
/ (ˈkəʊpɪˌpɒd) /
any minute free-living or parasitic crustacean of the subclass Copepoda of marine and fresh waters: an important constituent of plankton
of, relating to, or belonging to the Copepoda
Origin of copepod
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Scientific definitions for copepod
[ kō′pə-pŏd′ ]
Any of various very small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, having an elongated body and a forked tail. Unlike most crustaceans, copepods lack a carapace over the back and do not have compound eyes. They are abundant in both salt and fresh water, and are an important food source for many water animals. Copepods include the water fleas.
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