Zooplankton are a highly diverse functional group that range in size from the micro- (0.002m) to the macro (>0.2m) and span multiple phyla. Included among these are ethereal-winged sea butterflies who flit through the water like hummingbirds (Mollusca), darting copepods (Arthropoda), pulsating hydromedusae (Cnidaria), ambush-ready arrow worms (Chaetogantha), and undulating larval fish (Vertebrate). Zooplankton are…