LENTIC

(Zooplankters)
Introduction
Zooplankton are key components of marine ecosystems
forming the base of most marine food webs.

Among the most abundant species that have been found in

lakes from recent studies are copepods and rotifers.
 Materials and Methods
Grab/Pail sampling method

Water samples were obtained at an arms length and in a 30

cm depth

For the microscopy, samples have been settled for 24

hours and decanted until 10ml aliquot was obtained.
Site 1
Trial 1(3 rhizopoda) Trial 2 (1 rotifer, 1 rhizopoda

In Trial 3, 2 rotifers were also found

 Site 2
Trial 1 ( 2 rhizopoda) Trial 2 (4 rotifers, 1 copepod)

In Trial 3, there were no plankters found.

Site 3
In all of the trials, copepods were seen.
 Site 4
Trial 1(1 copepod, 1 rhizopoda)
 Site 4
Trial 2 (4 rotifers, 4 rhizopoda) Trial 3 (1 copepod, 2 rotifers)
Results and Discussion
Zooplankton Sampling
Results
Site 1 - Sample 1
3 Rhizopods
Unknown species

100x
Results
Site 1 - Sample 2
1 Copepod & 1 Rhizopod
Copepod: Pseudodiaptomus
sp.
Rhizopod species is unknown

100x

100x
Results
Site 1 - Sample 3
2 Rotifers
Rotifer: Trichocera longiseta

100x
Results
Site 2 - Sample 1
2 Rhizopods
Unknown species

100x
Results
Site 2 - Sample 2
4 rotifers & 1
copepod
Rotifer: Lecane
quadridentata
Copepod:
Sinocalanus
laevidactylus

100x

100x
Results
Site 2 - Sample 3
1 Rotifer & 1 Ciliate
Rotifer: Conochilus sp.
Ciliate species is unknown

100x

100x
Results
Site 3 - Sample 1
1 copepod
Copepod: Sinocalanus
laevidactylus

100x
Results
Site 3 - Sample 2
1 copepod
Copepod: Sinocalanus
laevidactylus

100x

100x
Results
Site 3 - Sample 3
1 Snail veliger & 1 Rotifer
Snail Veliger species is
unknown
Rotifer: Trichocera longiseta

100x

100x
Results
Site 4 - Sample 1
1 Copepod & 2 Ciliates
Ciliates are of unknwon
species
Copepod: Sinocalanus
laevidactylus

100x
100x

100x
Results
Site 4 - Sample 2
4 Rotifers & 4 Rhizopods
Rotifer: Trichocera longiseta
Rhizopod species are
unknown

100x

100x
100x
Results
Site 4 - Sample 3
1 Copepod & 2 Rotifers
Copepod: Sinocalanus
laevidactylus
Rotifer: Trichocerca sp.

100x

100x
Qualitative Examination

100
/ =

Whereas: =
Qualitative Examination
Site x Sample x Organisms/liter
Site 1 Sample 1 0 (0.15)
Site 1 Sample 2 0 (0.1)
Site 1 Sample 3 0 (0.1)
Site 2 Sample 1 0 (0.1)
Site 2 Sample 2 0 (0.2)
Site 2 Sample 3 0 (0.1)
Site 3 Sample 1 0 (0.05)
Site 3 Sample 2 0 (0.05)
Site 3 Sample 3 0 (0.1)
Site 4 Sample 1 0 ( 0.15)
Site 4 Sample 2 0 (0.4)
Site 4 Sample 3 0 (0.15)
Quantitative Examination
Occurance
Scores 1 for presence and 0 for absence
Abundance

=

N=abundance; C=average count per cell; Vs=volume of water sample;
Vf= 2 , where d= distance traveled by the tow and r= radius of the
bucket/pail
Quantitative Examination
Species Count/ml Computed Abundance
Holoplankton
1. Ciliates 0.08/mL 4.2 107
2. Copepod 0.5/mL 2.5 106
3. Rotifer 1/mL 5.9 106
4. Rhizopod 1/mL 5.0 106
SUBTOTAL 2.58/mL .
Meroplankton
1. Snail veliger 0.08/mL 4.2 107
SUBTOTAL 0.08/mL .
TOTAL 2.66/mL . cells/
References
http://marinebio.org/oceans/zooplankton/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24759520