zooplankton
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Research
6,872 papers- Zooplankton as a suitable tool for microplastic research.The Science of the total environment · 2023
- Zooplankton-based adverse outcome pathways: A tool for assessing endocrine disrupting compounds in aquatic environments.Environmental research · 2024
- Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids (MAAs) in Zooplankton.Marine drugs · 2020
- Zooplankton distribution and its associated hydrology across Indian Sundarbans over the last decade: Insights from current trends and future directions.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2025
- The interaction between cyanobacteria and zooplankton in a more eutrophic world.Harmful algae · 2016
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Size classification
- Microzooplankton
- Mesozooplankton
- Taxonomic groups
- Protozooplankton
- Radiolarians
- Foraminiferans
- Amoeba
- Ciliates
- Dinoflagellates
- Mixoplankton
- Planktonic metazoa (animals)
- Holoplankton and meroplankton
- Ichthyoplankton
- Gelatinous zooplankton
- Role in food webs
- Role in biogeochemistry
- Sloppy feeding and release of DOM
- Carbon export
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.8| Zooplankton sample including several species of copepods (1–5), [[gastropod larva (6) doliolids (7), fish eggs (8), and decapod larva (9) (Photo by Iole Di Capua)]]
Zooplankton are the heterotrophic component of the planktonic community, having to consume other organisms to thrive. The name comes from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon), meaning "animal", and πλαγκτός (planktós), meaning "drifter, wanderer, roamer", and thus, "animal drifter". Plankton are aquatic organisms that are unable to swim effectively against currents. Consequently, they drift or are carried along by currents in the ocean, or by currents in seas, lakes or rivers.