Copepoden

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Crust cop: Copepods have elongated to oval bodies. A tail is discernable and two antennae.

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Copepods are the most abundant zooplankton group in the ocean. They usually have a length of a few millimetres and are extremely diverse. At the moment, around 13,000 species are known. Copepods are an important food source for larger zooplankton and have several important functions in the ocean's matter cycles.