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The nature of mouthparts of a copepod crustacean indicate what the animal eats. Those of a herbivore are designed to eat plants - they enable the copepod to convert plant food to animal material. Those of a carnivore are designed to eat small animal-like organisms - they enable the copepod to convert small, animal-like organisms into larger animals. Both types provide food for fish and shellfish - in the Web of Food required for life in the marine environment - and Life on Earth.
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Copepods, whether herbivores or carnivores provide food for fish and shellfish - in the Web of Food required for life in the marine environment - and Life on Earth.
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We know so little about the plants and animals in our oceans yet many of the effects of climate change affect the ocean environment - their home. Without adequate knowledge, the effects of human actions - and human choices - will not be known. KNOWLEDGE can save lives - whether in the ocean or on land.
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This page is a summary of: A comparison of the labrum-paragnath complex in five species of calanoid copepods, Crustaceana, January 2014, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15685403-00003319.
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