Class Copepoda
Marine Copepod
A tiny, fast-moving animal with long antennae that swims in jerks. It eats algae and is food for many other small creatures.
Classification Pending
PendingIdentity & Origin
- Common Name
- Marine Copepod
- Scientific Name
- Class Copepoda
- Realm
- Marine
- Biome
- Marine Shore, Seagrass Meadow
Trophic Ecology
- Trophic Level
- Primary Consumer
- Feeding Niche / Method
- Filter feeder or predator (varies by species)
- Dietary Inputs
- Suspended algae, phytoplankton, microbes, and fine organic particles
Section Notes
Trophic classification is Primary Consumer. Food-web role: Suspended-algae plankton grazer. Feeding method: Filter feeder or predator (varies by species). Dietary inputs: Suspended algae, phytoplankton, microbes, and fine organic particles
Ecological Role & Symbiosis
- Ecological Role
- Plankton grazing and food-web transfer
Biomes This Species Lives In
Follow this species across the habitats where it currently appears in the miniBIOTA biosphere.
