Coastal Marine Zooplankton

Many marine invertebrates and larval fish spend at least part of their lives in the plankton. This is a revised edition of the highly successful photographic guide to the zooplanton. All details have been brought up to date, ensuring that this will remain the essential reference text for all those interested in this fascinating assemblage of animals.

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The marine zooplankton is one of the most fascinating and diverse assemblages of animals known to biologists. This is a new edition of the successful student's manual providing a photographic guide to representative forms of the major groups from medusae and comb jellies to larval fish and squid. In it, only live and active organisms have been photographed, giving a unique visual perspective. In this new edition, the taxonomy and morphology have been revised and brought up to date, so that combined with information on behaviour and development, this book creates a vivid and essential reference text for all those interested in marine zooplankton.