CopepodsCopepods comprise a diverse assemblage of some 13,000 extant, mostly marine species. Below are some copepods common in the plankton assemblages of Mid-Atlantic coastal waters. Euterpina acutifrons(a harpacticoid copepod) 
Centropages typicus(a calanoid copepod), female 
Temora longicornis(a calanoid copepod), female 
Oithona similis(a cyclopoid copepod), female 
Oithona similis(a cyclopoid copepod), female w/ eggs 
Oithona similis(a cyclopoid copepod), male 
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