Harpacticoida
Benthic harpacticoid copepods
Harpacticoida is an order of copepods, in the subphylum Crustacea. They represent the second-largest meiofaunal group in marine sediment milieu, after nematodes. Harpacticoid copepods are minute (usually < 1 mm long). They play an important role in aquatic food webs and can be an important source of food for the juvenile stages of fish.
Image taken at ILVO, Oostende, Belgium with a Leica DFC490 camera mounted on a Leica M205c microscope.
Harpacticoida
Benthic harpacticoid copepods
Harpacticoida is an order of copepods, in the subphylum Crustacea. They represent the second-largest meiofaunal group in marine sediment milieu, after nematodes. Harpacticoid copepods are minute (usually < 1 mm long). They play an important role in aquatic food webs and can be an important source of food for the juvenile stages of fish.
Image taken at ILVO, Oostende, Belgium with a Leica DFC490 camera mounted on a Leica M205c microscope.