Welcome to the website of the
World Association of Copepodologists !

Copepods are among the most abundant metazoans on Earth and can be found almost everywhere there is water - from high-altitude lakes in mountain ranges, down to the depths of the ocean trenches. Copepods dominate the zooplankton, they are super-abundant in sediments, and they are parasitic on virtually every phylum of animals from sponges to chordates (including reptiles and mammals).

This website will help you find out more about this fascinating group of crustaceans.

The World Association of Copepodologists (WAC) is a nonprofit international organization whose purpose is to promote research on Copepoda by facilitating communication among interested specialists.

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The business of the WAC is conducted primarily at a triennial business meeting held during each international conference on Copepoda. Since 1987, conferences have been held at venues in Asia, Africa, North and South America, and Europe.

The last International Conference on Copepoda (our 9th) was held in Hammamet, Tunisia in July 2005. The 10th International Conference on Copepoda will be held between 14 and 18 July 2008, in Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand (more info on Monoculus 50).

Continuity and communication between conferences was previously provided only through the newsletter Monoculus. WAC is now using both Monoculus and our website to facilitate communication among copepodologists worldwide. We welcome your suggestions for improvements and additional features!

News:

2nd Announcement of the 10th International Conference on Copepoda available. Visit the confererence web site at http://www.champa.kku.ac.th/10ICOC/

Monoculus Newsletter 52 and 52A - literature supplement (November 2006)

Copepoda List has moved to a new domain

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