Copepods: The Diatom-Devouring King of Plankton

Published: 22 November 2021
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Scientists have observed some copepods eating over 300,000 diatoms in a single day!

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http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaw...
https://www.imas.utas.edu.au/zooplank...
https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod/...
https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/blogs/muc...
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/p...
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