Types of Zooplankton Flashcards

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Holoplankton

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Live in water column for entire life history (i.e. copepods, krill)

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Meroplankton

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Have a non-planktonic portion of life history (i.e. larvae of mussels, starfish, fish)

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Microzooplankton

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Zooplankton smaller than 200 um in size, mainly protists but also young versions of larger zooplankton

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Mesozooplankton

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Zooplankton larger than 200 um in size, mainly animal but also large protists

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