Remipedes are crustaceans that are close relatives to insects. Jørgen Olesen / Natural History Museum of Denmark, Brett Gonzalez, Karen Osborn, GGI Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The ...

The strange clear blobs may resemble jellyfish, but salps are actually a kind of gelatinous zooplankton that can grow several inches long. Here’s what you need to know about salps, why they’re ...

“Upwelling brings lots of nutrients, and lots of nutrients bring phytoplankton and zooplankton.” Bright blue Velellas wash ashore on a beach in Sardinia, Italy, in 2024. Margherita Bassi ...

We use sequence-based approaches, flow cytometry, modeling, and other techniques to explore the structure and function of microbial communities. CalCOFI is a long-term, interdisciplinary, ...

Genetic testing revealed that the crustacean was a new species now named the Ocoee crayfish, according to a study published April 1 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa. Senior author Roger F.

This ecosystem is home to zooplankton – tiny animals that drift with ocean currents – and micronekton, which includes small fish, squid and crustaceans that rely on zooplankton for food.

This ecosystem is home to zooplankton – tiny animals that drift with ocean currents – and micronekton, which includes small fish, squid and crustaceans that rely on zooplankton for food.