copepods
Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthic (living on the sediments), several species have ...
belonging to the order
Harpacticoida
Harpacticoida is an Order (biology), order of copepods, in the subphylum Crustacean, Crustacea. This order comprises 463 genus, genera and about 3,000 species; its members are benthic copepods found throughout the world in the marine environment ...
Metis
Metis or Métis, meaning "mixed" in French, may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Métis, recognized Indigenous communities in Canada and the United States whose distinct culture and language emerged after early intermarriage between First Nations peopl ...