{"id":291,"date":"2016-05-26T08:40:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T15:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/?p=291"},"modified":"2019-05-13T13:14:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T20:14:08","slug":"acartia-tonsa-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/acartia-tonsa-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Acartia tonsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acartia tonsa<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Common name: Copepod<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By A. Gaul<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organism<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This microscopic organism commonly referred to as a copepod don\u2019t get any bigger then 2mm and can usually be seen with the naked eye. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taxonomic Group Characteristics<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are apart of the order Calanoida, who is apart of the subclass Copepoda. This species is a relative of the crayfish and water flea (FCPS).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Class<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maxillopoda<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Subclass<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copepoda<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Infraclass<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neocopepoda \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Superorder<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gymnoplea<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Order<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calanoida<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Family<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acartiidae<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Genus<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acartia<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Species<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acartia tonsa <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/167340819?dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Copepod Animation\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>life cycle and movement study of a copepod<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where do they live?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This subclass can be found in a large variety of environments from estuaries to the deep sea (NOAA 2014). However, this species of copepods were originally found in an estuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ecological info about role in environment \/ relationships with other organisms<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With such a large range of potential habitats, the Acartia tonsa are able to grow into large populations and provide other species with a large food source. The subclass Copepoda are so will distributed and are able to reach large populations that they have become a keystone species that is prayed on by a large portion of other aquatic organisms like amphibians and small fish like the juvenile herring. It was found that even the slow moving sea horse will take a bite out of these guys (Morgan 2013).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1012  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_3-1-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"copepod_3\" width=\"345\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_3-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_3-1-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_3-1-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_3-1-945x689.jpg 945w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_3-1-600x438.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_3-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Represent symbolically for 21st century humans<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While copepods are a keystone species that other organisms depend on, just this knowledge alone may not be significant enough for some people to care about this appealing looking zooplankton. For those people it may be more beneficial to see how is species relates to humans. One of the things that this subclass does is that they live in large quantities, just like a human city. There has been more than 1,000 copepods in a liter of water recorded (Macrocyclop). They also are able to withstand temperature changes. When the temperature gets too low the copepods will slow down and rest till the temperature gets higher. They are able to tough out harsh conditions and continue to prosper. The main lesson people can get from this incredibly prosperous subclass is that hunker down when times get tough and are able to survive another day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1011  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_2-1-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"copepod_2\" width=\"543\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_2-1-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_2-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_2-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_2-1-945x527.jpg 945w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_2-1-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/copepod_2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cited Sources<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ki\u00f8rboe, T. (1985, November 26). Bioenergetic of the planctonic copepod Acartia tonsa. Relation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">between feeding, egg production and respiration, and composition of specific dynamic action [Electronic version]. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marine Ecology Progress Series<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">26<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 85-97. doi:10.3354\/meps026085<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiselius, P. (1992). Behavior of Acartia tonsa in patchy food environments [Electronic version]. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Society of Limnology and Oceanography<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">37<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(8), 1640-1651.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macrocyclops albidus. (n.d.). In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copepod<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Retrieved from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcps.edu\/islandcreekes\/ecology\/copepod.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/www.fcps.edu\/islandcreekes\/ecology\/copepod.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morgan, J. (2013, November 26). Seahorses stalk their prey by stealth. In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Retrieved <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-25103455\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-25103455<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NOAA. (2014). About COPEPOD (The COPEPOD Project) . In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The COPEPOD Project<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retrieved from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov\/copepod\/about\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov\/copepod\/about\/index.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acartia tonsa Common name: Copepod By A. 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