Copepods ID?

[hsp]

I want to diversify my pod varieties. Over the last two years, I have tried all kinds of things and refined my culturing of Phyto and Copepods. In the process, I think I have messed things up so much that I am unsure what kind of pods I am growing — but they are doing well.

Any chance anyone could identify for me which are these so I can purchase the species that I am missing?

A - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122301417 = ????


B - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122301850 = ????


C - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122302540 = ????


D - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122536996 = Tigriopus



Maybe two are the same, then I should probably mix them? For variety and nutritional value, what other kinds are you suggesting purchasing to complement the ones I have?

 

[cdemoss01]

Bump.
@BristleWormHater are you any good at pod ID?

 

[BristleWormHater]

Bump.
@BristleWormHater are you any good at pod ID?

No not really, dinos, pods, and eggs are the things I have trouble with, no help here.
@ISpeakForTheSeas

 

[GSPClown94]

Did you get these copepods from known sources selling specific species or where they all collected as unknown hitchhikers? If the former, then I would suggest listing what species were purchased as this might help narrow down identification.

 

[hsp]

No not really, dinos, pods, and eggs are the things I have trouble with, no help here.
@ISpeakForTheSeas

Thanks anyways!!!

 

[hsp]

Did you get these copepods from known sources selling specific species or where they all collected as unknown hitchhikers? If the former, then I would suggest listing what species were purchased as this might help narrow down identification.

Good point, some were purchased in Australia as "Copopods", but here is what I had over time (copy & paste) from order:

• Rotifers
• Tisbe biminiensis
• SS-type rotifers
• Cyclopoid Dioithona
• Cyclopoid Dioithona Rigida
• Tisbidae Harpacticoid

Thanks!

 

[BonnieB]

I want to diversify my pod varieties. Over the last two years, I have tried all kinds of things and refined my culturing of Phyto and Copepods. In the process, I think I have messed things up so much that I am unsure what kind of pods I am growing — but they are doing well.

Any chance anyone could identify for me which are these so I can purchase the species that I am missing?

A - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122301417 = ????


B - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122301850 = ????


C - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122302540 = ????


D - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122536996 = Tigriopus



Maybe two are the same, then I should probably mix them? For variety and nutritional value, what other kinds are you suggesting purchasing to complement the ones I have?

@Eldredge ?

 

[BristleWormHater]

Good point, some were purchased in Australia as "Copopods", but here is what I had over time (copy & paste) from order:

• Rotifers
• Tisbe biminiensis
• SS-type rotifers
• Cyclopoid Dioithona
• Cyclopoid Dioithona Rigida
• Tisbidae Harpacticoid

Thanks!

Assuming the IDs provided are correct then
Tisbe biminiensis and Dioithona Rigida are exact IDs. The rest are not genus and species binomial nomenclature.
Cyclopoida is an order, Dioithona is a genus in the family Oithonidae, which is in Cyclopoida. Tisbidae is a family within the order Harpacticoida. Rotifer is common for the phylum Rotifera.
Now that may or may not be helpful, I know that probably sounded like alphabet soup. But assuming these IDs are correct then a good bit of the leg work is done. Like I said earlier, im not good at ID for pods, I couldnt tell you which name belongs to which of these pods. Hopefully someone can :)

 

[hsp]

Assuming the IDs provided are correct then
Tisbe biminiensis and Dioithona Rigida are exact IDs. The rest are not genus and species binomial nomenclature.
Cyclopoida is an order, Dioithona is a genus in the family Oithonidae, which is in Cyclopoida. Tisbidae is a family within the order Harpacticoida. Rotifer is common for the phylum Rotifera.
Now that may or may not be helpful, I know that probably sounded like alphabet soup. But assuming these IDs are correct then a good bit of the leg work is done. Like I said earlier, im not good at ID for pods, I couldnt tell you which name belongs to which of these pods. Hopefully someone can :)

Thanks a ton! It is a shame that I messed this up, but I was a bit naive about the culturing at the beginning.

 

[Reef By Steele]

I want to diversify my pod varieties. Over the last two years, I have tried all kinds of things and refined my culturing of Phyto and Copepods. In the process, I think I have messed things up so much that I am unsure what kind of pods I am growing — but they are doing well.

Any chance anyone could identify for me which are these so I can purchase the species that I am missing?

A - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122301417 = ????


B - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122301850 = ????


C - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122302540 = ????


D - Copepods https://vimeo.com/1122536996 = Tigriopus



Maybe two are the same, then I should probably mix them? For variety and nutritional value, what other kinds are you suggesting purchasing to complement the ones I have?

From the videos I would say A,B, and C are Apocyclops. I never get a really clear picture of the pods in D. The small swarm of motion are rotifers which will out compete the pods for Phyto, conserve 75 microns or larger and separate the pods to a new culture and keep the rotifers running.

As for D are they larger or smaller than A-C. One still I could catch leads me to think Tisbes. The larger bulge at both ends are never in focus enough for me to see coloration and antennae. Both Tigs and Tisbe carry egg sacks making them figure 8 like, where the Apo carries two sacks one on each side of its tail.

Google the different species and search images and you should see what I am describing.

All three of the first pods show the descriptive curves on the antennae of the Apocyclops.

 

[hsp]

From the videos I would say A,B, and C are Apocyclops. I never get a really clear picture of the pods in D. The small swarm of motion are rotifers which will out compete the pods for Phyto, conserve 75 microns or larger and separate the pods to a new culture and keep the rotifers running.

As for D are they larger or smaller than A-C. One still I could catch leads me to think Tisbes. The larger bulge at both ends are never in focus enough for me to see coloration and antennae. Both Tigs and Tisbe carry egg sacks making them figure 8 like, where the Apo carries two sacks one on each side of its tail.

Google the different species and search images and you should see what I am describing.

All three of the first pods show the descriptive curves on the antennae of the Apocyclops.

Thanks so much! This helps a lot!!!!

 

[Reef By Steele]

You are very welcome

 

[hsp]

Thanks so much! This helps a lot!!!!

So you mean even D is full of Rotifers?