Copepod and Green Algae (IMAGE)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Copepod and Green Algae

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A millimeter-sized crustacean known as a copepod excretes partially digested paramecia and green algae living inside those paramecia. A new study shows that this partial digestion exposes the otherwise-protected algae to chloroviruses, allowing the viruses to replicate and bloom in their freshwater habitats.

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John DeLong/Biological Sciences/University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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