Rowdy residents warn crustaceans away from perilous reefs Date: February 10, 2011 Source: University of Bristol Summary: Coral reefs present a treacherous wall of mouths to flea-sized planktonic ...

Daphnia, a type of planktonic crustacean, are the primary consumers of algae and are an important food source for fish and other aquatic life. Daphnia are ubiquitous in freshwater sources, ...

Mysids are tiny, clear planktonic crustaceans that live together by the hundreds in cloud-like structures. Using the damselfish as a kind of fence or a security system for their area, the mysids that ...

Sex, lies and crustaceans: New study highlights peculiar reproductive strategies of Daphnia. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 07 / 190715161658.htm ...

One suspect in the disappearance of cod and other groundfish is the food source for their young: a planktonic copepod crustacean, no larger than a grain of rice. Researchers at the University of ...

Scientifically known as Macrohectopus branickii, the shrimp-like crustaceans are the world's only freshwater amphipod with a planktonic (free-floating) lifestyle.